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Hepatitis B virus surface antigen seroconversion after pegylated interferon-alpha treatment in an HIV-infected individual with chronic hepatitis B

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    B. Rossetti, C. Bianco & A. De Luca

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Rossetti, B., Bianco, C. & De Luca, A. Hepatitis B virus surface antigen seroconversion after pegylated interferon-alpha treatment in an HIV-infected individual with chronic hepatitis B. Infection 40, 347–349 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-011-0198-1

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