Genotypes of hepatitis B virus among children in Chiang Mai, Thailand

• Main Authors: Jutavijittum P., Yousukh A., Jiviriyawat Y., Kunachiwa W., Toriyama K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-44949095497&partnerID=40&md5=0508e5056c124006d223e65263d93f7c; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18564677; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/731
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

In sub-Saharan Africa, the Pacific, and particularly Asia, hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is highly endemic, the most common route of transmission is perinatal. To minimize the number of horizontal transmissions, we determined the prevalence of HBV genotypes among children in northern Thailand. F...