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...
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-11-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867015001476 |
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