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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2010; 16(2): 225-231
Published online Jan 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i2.225
Published online Jan 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i2.225
Prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus infection in haemodialysis patients from central Greece
Paraskevi Mina, Sarah P Georgiadou, Christos Rizos, George N Dalekos, Eirini I Rigopoulou, Department of Medicine and Research Laboratory of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Thessaly, 41110 Larissa, Thessaly, Greece
George N Dalekos, Eirini I Rigopoulou, Research Group of Investigational Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Research and Technology, Centre for Research and Technology-Thessaly (CE.RE.TE.TH), 41222 Larissa, Thessaly, Greece
Author contributions: Dalekos GN and Rigopoulou EI had the original idea for the study, wrote the study protocol, and along with Mina P wrote the paper; Mina P, Rizos C and Georgiadou SP did the laboratory work, collected the clinical and biochemical data, and performed the statistical analysis; Dalekos GN and Rigopoulou EI wrote the final version of the paper; all authors have seen and approved the final draft of the paper.
Supported by Gilead Sciences Hellas Ltd. partially
Correspondence to: George N Dalekos, MD, PhD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Medicine and Research Laboratory of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Thessaly, 41110 Larissa, Thessaly, Greece. dalekos@med.uth.gr
Telephone: +30-2410-2285 Fax: +30-2410-671863
Received: September 21, 2009
Revised: October 27, 2009
Accepted: November 3, 2009
Published online: January 14, 2010
Revised: October 27, 2009
Accepted: November 3, 2009
Published online: January 14, 2010
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