Occult HBV Infection May Be Transmitted through Close Contact and Manifest as an Overt Infection

Li-Ping Hu; De-Ping Liu; Qin-Yan Chen; Tim J. Harrison; Xiang He; Xue-Yan Wang; Hai Li; Chao Tan; Qing-Li Yang; Kai-Wen Li; Zhong-Liao Fang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0138552

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Occult HBV Infection May Be Transmitted through Close Contact and Manifest as an Overt Infection

Li-Ping Hu,

Affiliations Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Guangxi Key Laboratory for the Prevention and Control of Viral Hepatitis, Nanning, Guangxi 530028, China, School of Preclinical Medicine, Guangxi Medical University, 22 ShuangYong Road, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, China
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De-Ping Liu,

Affiliation Chong Zuo Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Lijiang road, Chong Zuo, Guangxi 532200, China
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Qin-Yan Chen,

Affiliation Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Guangxi Key Laboratory for the Prevention and Control of Viral Hepatitis, Nanning, Guangxi 530028, China
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Tim J. Harrison,

Affiliation Division of Medicine, UCL Medical School, London, United Kingdom
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Xiang He,

Affiliation Guangdong Provincial Institute of Public Health, Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 511430, China
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Xue-Yan Wang,

Affiliation Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Guangxi Key Laboratory for the Prevention and Control of Viral Hepatitis, Nanning, Guangxi 530028, China
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Hai Li,

Affiliation Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Guangxi Key Laboratory for the Prevention and Control of Viral Hepatitis, Nanning, Guangxi 530028, China
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Chao Tan,

Affiliation Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Guangxi Key Laboratory for the Prevention and Control of Viral Hepatitis, Nanning, Guangxi 530028, China
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Qing-Li Yang,

Affiliation Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Guangxi Key Laboratory for the Prevention and Control of Viral Hepatitis, Nanning, Guangxi 530028, China
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Kai-Wen Li,

Affiliations Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Guangxi Key Laboratory for the Prevention and Control of Viral Hepatitis, Nanning, Guangxi 530028, China, School of Preclinical Medicine, Guangxi Medical University, 22 ShuangYong Road, Nanning, Guangxi 530021, China
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Zhong-Liao Fang

* E-mail: zhongliaofang@hotmail.com

Affiliation Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Guangxi Key Laboratory for the Prevention and Control of Viral Hepatitis, Nanning, Guangxi 530028, China
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Occult HBV Infection May Be Transmitted through Close Contact and Manifest as an Overt Infection

Li-Ping Hu,
De-Ping Liu,
Qin-Yan Chen,
Tim J. Harrison,
Xiang He,
Xue-Yan Wang,
Hai Li,
Chao Tan,
Qing-Li Yang,
Kai-Wen Li

Published: October 12, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138552

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