Effectiveness of PCR primers for the detection of occult hepatitis B virus infection in Mexican patients.
Francisca Sosa-JuradoDaniel Meléndez-MenaNora Hilda Rosas-MurrietaBelinda Guzmán-FloresMiguel A Mendoza-TorresRoberto Barcenas-VillalobosLuis Márquez-DomínguezPaulina Cortes-HernandezJulio Reyes-LeyvaVerónica Vallejo-RuizGerardo Santos-LópezPublished in: PloS one (2018)
Primers designed for real-time PCR detected up to 75.5% of suspected OBI Mexican patients, with or without liver disease, which represents an improvement from previous PCR strategies.