Current laboratory diagnosis of hepatitis B virus infection including 8 years of retrospective laboratory data : hepatitis B is far more infectious than HIV

Bowyer, Sheila Mary; Sim, John G.M.; Webber, Lynne M.

dc.contributor.author	Bowyer, Sheila Mary
dc.contributor.author	Sim, John G.M.
dc.contributor.author	Webber, Lynne M.
dc.date.accessioned	2011-06-21T07:27:33Z
dc.date.available	2011-06-21T07:27:33Z
dc.date.issued	2011-05
dc.description.abstract	The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a blood-borne pathogen approximately 75 - 200 times more infectious than the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and hyper-endemic in most parts of sub-Saharan Africa.	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Bowyer, SM, Sim, JGM & Webber, LM 2011, 'Current laboratory diagnosis of hepatitis B virus infection including 8 years of retrospective laboratory data : hepatitis B is far more infectious than HIV.', CME : Continuing Medical Education, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 210-213. [http://www.cmej.org.za/index.php/cmej]	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0256-2170
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/16899
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Health and Medical Publishing Group	en_US
dc.rights	Health and Medical Publishing Group	en_US
dc.subject	Hepatitis B virus (HBV)	en_US
dc.subject.lcsh	Hepatitis B virus -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Communicable diseases -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Bloodborne infections -- South Africa	en
dc.title	Current laboratory diagnosis of hepatitis B virus infection including 8 years of retrospective laboratory data : hepatitis B is far more infectious than HIV	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US