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  • Inventi:hgst/30509/19
    Epidemiological and Serological Profile of Hepatitis B Virus in an Urban Area in Mali
    Research 2020 : January - March
    Anselme Konate, H Sow Wife Coulibaly, K Doumbia Wife Samake, Moussa Younoussou Dicko, R Dembele Wife Dakouo, A Souckho Wife Kaya, Makan Cire Tounkara, Hamadoun Guindo, Abdoulaye Maiga, Mamadou Dembele, Hamar Alassane Traore, Moussa Tiemoko Diarra, Moussa Youssoufa Maiga

    The objective of our study was to evaluate hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection\nin an urban population. This longitudinal study was conducted in Bamako\nDistrict and Kati Commune. After a preparatory phase, the persons who accepted\nthe protocol were assessed for HBsAg. HBsAg carriers had blood collection\nfor HBeAg assay, viral load assessment, genotyping, DNA mutation\ntesting, and severity of hepatic fibrosis and necrosis. At the end of this study,\n1475 persons were included, of which 195 had HBsAg positive confirmed,\nthat is to say 13.97%..............................

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    Attribution/ CC Compliant Citation: Konate, A., Coulibaly, H.S.W., Samake, K.D.W., Dicko, M.Y., Dakouo, R.D.W., Kaya, A.S.W.,\nTounkara, M.C., Guindo, H., Maiga , A., Dembele, M., Traore, H.A., Diarra, M.T. and Maiga, M.Y. (2019) Epidemiological\nand Serological Profile of Hepatitis B Virus in an Urban Area in Mali. Open Journal of Gastroenterology, 9, 158-163; https://\ndoi.org/10.4236/ojgas.2019.98018; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Some formatting elements, header, footer, logos,\ndates and pagination were modified while adapting this article.\n
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