Hepatitis B virus infection among institutionalized mentally ill patients in Brazil

Objectives: The main objective was to evaluate HBV infection and occult HBV infection (OBI) cases in mentally ill patients based on serological and molecular profiles. Material and methods: Serum samples of 333 long-stay mentally ill patients were tested for the prevalence of HBV markers by serologi...

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Main Authors: Tatiane Cinquini Moraes, Fabíola Souza Fiaccadori, Menira Souza, Tâmera Nunes Vieira Almeida, Marielton dos Passos Cunha, Ítalo de Araújo Castro, Divina das Dôres de Paula Cardoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-11-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867015001476

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