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

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

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Health and Medical Publishing Group

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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.

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Hepatitis B virus (HBV)

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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]