Current laboratory diagnosis of hepatitis B virus infection including 8 years of retrospective laboratory data : hepatitis B is far more infectious than HIV
dc.contributor.author | Bowyer, Sheila Mary | |
dc.contributor.author | Sim, John G.M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Webber, Lynne M. | |
dc.contributor.email | sheila.bowyer@up.ac.za | en_US |
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 |