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Prevalence of serum markers of infection and naturally acquired immunity to hepatitis B virus in transfused children treated at a children’s hospital in Salvador, Bahia: A cross-sectional study

Victor Otero MartinezImmunology Service of Infectious Diseases (SIDI), Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil; Correspondence[email protected]
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Stella Oliveira D’AredeImmunology Service of Infectious Diseases (SIDI), Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil;
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Eronildes Santos de AlmeidaSchool of Health - Faculdade Mauricio de Nassau, Salvador, Brazil
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Fernanda Washington de Mendonça LimaImmunology Service of Infectious Diseases (SIDI), Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil;
Pages 422-426 | Received 18 Jan 2018, Accepted 06 Nov 2018, Published online: 27 Dec 2018

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