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Description of Hepatitis B Virus Genotypes in Selected Groups of Subjects from Paraguay and Brazil

María Teresa Maidana Giret1, Maria Angélica Camargo Suarez1, Raquel Valdovinos2, Gloria Orué3, Denise S. Rodrigues1, Maria Eugenia F. Canciane1 and Celso F. H. Granato1
  • 1 Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil
  • 2 Haemodialysis Center, Paraguay
  • 3 Emergency Medical Hospital Dr. Luiz M. Argaña, Paraguay

Abstract

Hepatitis B virus genotyping was conducted among 11560 healthy blood donors and haemodialysis patients in Brazil and Paraguay. Genotypes A, D and F were found in Brazil and genotypes D and F in Paraguay. This is the first report showing HBV genotype diversity in individuals in Paraguay.

American Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 4 No. 4, 2008, 220-223

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajidsp.2008.220.223

Submitted On: 25 April 2007 Published On: 31 December 2008

How to Cite: Giret, M. T. M., Suarez, M. A. C., Valdovinos, R., Orué, G., Rodrigues, D. S., Canciane, M. E. F. & Granato, C. F. H. (2008). Description of Hepatitis B Virus Genotypes in Selected Groups of Subjects from Paraguay and Brazil. American Journal of Infectious Diseases, 4(4), 220-223. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajidsp.2008.220.223

Open AccessCopyright: © 2008 María Teresa Maidana Giret, Maria Angélica Camargo Suarez, Raquel Valdovinos, Gloria Orué, Denise S. Rodrigues, Maria Eugenia F. Canciane and Celso F. H. Granato. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Keywords

  • Hepatitis B virus
  • genotypes
  • Paraguay