Detection of circulating hepatitis B virus immune escape and polymerase mutants among HBV-positive patients attending Institut Pasteur de Bangui, Central African Republic

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Koyaweda, G.W., Ongus, J.R., Machuka, E., Juma, J., Macharia, R., Komas, N.P. and Pelle, R. 2020. Detection of circulating hepatitis B virus immune escape and polymerase mutants among HBV-positive patients attending Institut Pasteur de Bangui, Central African Republic. International Journal of Infectious Diseases 90:138-144.

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