Genotypic Distribution of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Among Acute Cases of HBV Infection, Selected United States Counties, 1999–2005

摘要

Background. Knowledge of the genotypic distribution of hepatitis B virus (HBV) facilitates epidemiologic tracking and surveillance of HBV infection as well as prediction of its disease burden. In the United States, HBV genotyping studies have been conducted for chronic but not acute hepatitis B.