High risk of occult hepatitis B virus infection in leukemia patients from China
High risk of occult hepatitis B virus infection in leukemia patients from China
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Zhang, Zhenhua , Zhang, Yafei , Xu, Nan , Huang, Cheng , Li, Xu and Li, Jun
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Vienna: Springer Vienna
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English
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Vienna: Springer Vienna
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In this study, we assessed the prevalence of overt and occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among leukemia patients. Among 256 leukemia patients and 377 fracture patients (control group), we found that the hepatitis B surface-antigen-positive rate was greater in leukemia patients than in the controls (odds ratio, 2.08;
p
= 0.01). Moreover...
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High risk of occult hepatitis B virus infection in leukemia patients from China
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1877850688
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1877850688
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0304-8608
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1432-8798
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10.1007/s00705-016-3111-5
