Prevalence of "anti-HBc alone" among Syrian blood donors
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2014 Introduction: We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of "anti-HBc alone" among Syrian blood donors, highlighting the possibility of representing occult HBV infection.
Wael Muselmani, Wafa Habbal, Fawza Monem
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Detection of hepatitis B virus DNA in sera from 18 alcoholic carriers of "anti-HBc alone" and response to a single dose of hepatitis B vaccine Pesquisa de DNA do vírus da hepatite B no soro de 18 alcoolistas portadores de "anti-HBc isolado" e resposta a uma dose da vacina para hepatite B [PDF]
Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2008 To evaluate the possibility of occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in alcoholics carriers of "anti-HBc alone", and to verify the behavior of this serological pattern after a single dose of hepatitis B vaccine, 18 alcoholics who had this serological ...
Luiz Carlos Marques de Oliveira +2 more
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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2010 Introduction: Anti-hepatitis B core antibody (Anti-HBc) alone is defined as the presence of anti-HBc in the absence of HBsAg and anti-HBs. The significance of this serological pattern as a predicting factor for occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection ...
Amitis Ramezani +3 more
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Occult HBV among anti-HBc + alone and not alone samples: mutation analysis of S Gene
Zhongguo shuxue zazhiObjective To investigate the status of occult hepatitis B virus infection(OBI) among blood donors in Quzhou, Zhejiang, and to analyze the mutation of S region in blood donors with anti-HBc+ alone and non anti-HBc+ alone.
Jianxun ZHENG +3 more
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Cost-effectiveness and long-term outcomes of liver transplantation using hepatitis B core antibody-positive grafts with hepatitis B immunoglobulin prophylaxis in Korea [PDF]
Clinical and Molecular Hepatology, 2021 Background/Aims Hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc)-positive donors are used as an extended donor pool, and current guidelines recommend the usage of nucleos(t)ide analogues (NAs) as prophylaxis for preventing de novo hepatitis B virus infection (DNH ...
Kyeong Deok Kim +8 more
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Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Infection among the Tribal Population of Attapady, Kerala, India [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021 Introduction: Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection remains a significant global health concern that may cause acute or chronic hepatitis. Chronically infected patients are at risk for cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
Irene Jose Manjiyil +1 more
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Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022 Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) are more vulnerable to blood-borne viral infections due to frequent invasive procedures.
Livia Melo Villar +8 more
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Significance of anti-HBc alone serological status in clinical practice [PDF]
The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2017 Serum samples identified as positive for total anti-HBc, but negative for both HBsAg and anti-HBs, are referred to as anti-HBc alone. This serological response is compatible with acute, resolved, and chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV)infection but might also signify occult HBV infection.
Wang, Q, Klenerman, P, Semmo, N
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Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, 2021 Background: Recurrence is common for patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) who achieved hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen (HBsAg) clearance after antiviral treatment.
Yali Wu +4 more
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Serological pattern “anti-HBc alone”: Characterization of 552 individuals and clinical significance [PDF]
World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2006 To investigate the prevalence and clinical significance of "anti-HBc alone" in an unselected population of patients and employees of a university hospital in southern Germany.All individuals with the pattern "anti-HBc alone" were registered over a time span of 82 mo.
Antje, Knöll +4 more
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