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More than third of world's population has been infected with hepatitis B virus
BMJ 1999; 318 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.318.7192.1213a (Published 01 May 1999) Cite this as: BMJ 1999;318:1213
- A J Zuckerman, Director
- WHO Centre for Reference and Research on Viral Diseases, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, London NW3 2PF
EDITOR—The news items on the prevalence of hepatitis B infection is incorrect and the accompanying artificially coloured photograph is misleading.1 Electron micrographs are usually negatively stained (figure).
Electron micrograph of hepatitis B virus (double shelled particle) and excess surface antigen protein (tubular forms and small spherical particles) (magnification ×252 000)
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