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Prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection among persons with diagnosed diabetes mellitus in the United States, 1999–2010 *
Author(s) -
Schillie S. F.,
Xing J.,
Murphy T. V.,
Hu D. J.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of viral hepatitis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.329
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1365-2893
pISSN - 1352-0504
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2012.01616.x
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , hepatitis b virus , transmission (telecommunications) , population , hepatitis b , virology , environmental health , virus , engineering , electrical engineering , endocrinology
Summary. The prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among persons with diabetes has not been assessed among the US population, despite increasing reports of HBV transmission in institutional care settings. Using national survey data, we found a 60% higher prevalence of HBV infection among persons with ( vs without) diagnosed diabetes.