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
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.
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV)
Sustainable Development Goals
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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]