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Association between metabolic syndrome and its individual components with viral hepatitis B [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: The association between hepatitis B and metabolic syndrome (MetS) has not been well described. Overall epidemiologic evidences for this association have suggested conflicting results.
Jinjuvadia, Raxitkumar, Liangpunsakul, Suthat   +1 more
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Interferon alfa for chronic hepatitis B infection: Increased efficacy of prolonged treatment [PDF]

, 1999
Interferon alfa (IFN-a) is the primary treatment for chronic hepatitis B. The standard duration of IFN-a therapy is considered 16 weeks; however, the optimal treatment length is still poorly defined.
Carreño, V. (Vicente), Craxi, A. (Antonio), Gerken, G. (Guido), Hattum, J. (Jan) van, Heijtink, R.A. (Rudolf), Honkoop, P. (Pieter), Hop, W.C.J. (Wim), Janssen, H.L.A. (Harry), Kate, F.J.W. (Fiebo) ten, Kitis, G., Marcellin, P. (Patrick), Michielsen, P.P. (Peter), Naoumov, N.V. (Nikolai), Ring-Larsen, H. (Helmer), Schalm, S.W. (Solko), Vries, R.A. (Richard) de   +15 more
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Icteric flare of chronic hepatitis B in a 95-year old patient [PDF]

, 2003
A 95-year old gentleman developed fatal icteric flare of chronic hepatitis B despite lamivudine treatment. This article highlights the atypical presentations of chronic hepatitis B in elderly patient and the need to consider this possibility for acute ...
Chan, HLY, Leung, WK, Wong, WS
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Seroclearance of hepatitis B surface antigen following hepatitis E exacerbation on chronic hepatitis E and B dual infection in a renal transplant recipient: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2018
Background Hepatitis E virus infection usually causes an acute and self-resolving hepatitis. In areas where chronic hepatitis B virus infection is prevalent, acute hepatitis E virus superinfection on chronic hepatitis B virus infection occurs ...
Chau-Ting Yeh, Christopher Sung-Huan Yeh, Yu-De Chu, Yang-Jen Chiang   +3 more
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Correlation between hepatitis B G1896A precore mutations and HBeAg in chronic HBV patients [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is an important health concern worldwide, with critical outcomes. Hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) negative chronic hepatitis B is frequently caused by a mutation (G1896A) in the hepatitis B virus (HBV) precore (
Adli, A.H., Karami, C., Khodabakhshi, B., Moradi, A., Tabarraei, A., Zhand, S.   +5 more
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Hepatitis B Blood Donor Screening Data: An Under-Recognized Resource for Canadian Public Health Surveillance

Viruses, 2023
Hepatitis B surveillance is essential to achieving Canada’s goal of eliminating hepatitis B by 2030. Hepatitis B rates, association of infection with vaccine age-eligibility, and risk factors were analyzed among 1,401,603 first-time Canadian blood donors
Sheila F. O’Brien, Cassandra N. Reedman, Carla Osiowy, Shelly Bolotin, Qi-Long Yi, Lillian Lourenço, Antoine Lewin, Mawuena Binka, Niamh Caffrey, Steven J. Drews   +9 more
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HBeAg and Anti HBe Status in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Infection [PDF]

, 2010
Background: Data on HBeAg and anti HBe status in patients with chronic hepatitis B infection are not yet available in Indonesia. This study was done to acquire data on HBeAg and anti HBe status in patients with hepatitis B chronic infection. Method: The
Achwan, W. A. (Wenny), Gunawan, S. (Stephanus), Laksono, B. T. (Baskoro), Mahendra, K. (Ketut), Soemohardjo, S. (Soewignjo), Taufiq, H. S. (Herman), Widita, H. (Haris), Wilusanta, I. G. (I)   +7 more
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The Relationship Between Hepatic Activity Index and Serum Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Levels in Patients with Chronic Active Hepatitis-B and Chronic Active Hepatitis-C

Medicine Science, 2015
In the present study, we investigated the relationship between serum TNF-α levels and hepatic activity in liver biopsies of chronic hepatitis B and C patients.The study was performed on 30 chronic hepatitis B patients, 25 chronic hepatitis C ...
Yilmaz Bilgic, Murat Harputluoglu, Bulent Yaprak, Mehmet Burak Dal, Mehmet Bugra Bozan, Abdurrahman Sahin, Fatih Mehmet Yazar, Yasir Furkan Cagin, Nihat Okcu   +8 more
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Clinical trial of lamivudine in children with chronic hepatitis B. [PDF]

, 2002
N Engl J Med. 2002 May 30;346(22):1706-13. Clinical trial of lamivudine in children with chronic hepatitis B. Jonas MM, Mizerski J, Badia IB, Areias JA, Schwarz KB, Little NR, Greensmith MJ, Gardner SD, Bell MS, Sokal EM; International Pediatric ...
Areias, J.A., Badia, I.B., Bell, M.S., Gardner, S.D., Greensmith, M.J., International Pediatric Lamivudine Investigator Group., Jonas, M.M., Little, N.R., Mizerski, J., Schwarz, K.B., Sokal, E.M.   +10 more
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Depressive symptoms and cognitive dysfunctions in patients with chronic hepatitis B [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2015
Introduction. Pronounced symptoms of depression and disorders of cognitive functions can be observed in patients with chronic hepatitis B. Objective.
Pavić Slađana, Švirtlih Neda, Delić Dragan, Radovanović-Špurnić Aleksandra   +3 more
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