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Clinical performance of a new hepatitis B surface antigen quantitative assay with automatic dilution
Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2015 Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) levels reflect disease status and can predict the clinical response to antiviral treatment; however, the emergence of HBsAg mutant strains has become a challenge.
Ta-Wei Liu +8 more
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Gut and Liver, 2017 Background/AimsWe aimed to clarify the association of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)/hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg) with the disease status and treatment response in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB).Methods : We investigated 171 biopsy ...
Sun Young Yim +13 more
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International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2018 Background: Scientists perceive drug users (DUs) as a high-risk population for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Effective strategies aiming at the reduction of HBV infection can be depicted when its epidemiological status is clearly defined.
Roya Taleban +7 more
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The prevalence of hepatitis B virus markers among students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Advanced Biomedical Research, 2021 Background: Protection against hepatitis B virus (HBV) is based on the presence of antibodies against hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). Vaccination of newborns is the most effective means of prevention.
Razieh Dowran +4 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 The predictive effect of quantitative anti-hepatitis B core on double-negative HBV DNA and RNA remains unstudied. We observed dynamic changes in this measure in chronic hepatitis B patients receiving entecavir for 10 years, evaluating its predictive ...
Xi Zhang +8 more
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Current diagnosis of occult or cryptic hepatitis B [PDF]
Einstein (São Paulo), 2005 The present article presents a kind of hepatitis B in patients whodo not have the surface antigen (HbsAg) detectable in sera. It hasbeen described in different parts of the world and is known todayas “occult or criptic hepatitis B” and its importance has
João Renato Rebello Pinho
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Proceedings, 2021 Introduction: Occult infections (OBIs) caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV) are detected by the presence of HBV DNA without surface antigens. The prevalence of HBsAg in general population of Pakistan is around 3%, but there is no data regarding the ...
Sameen Bint Ali +5 more
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Schistosoma mansoni Infection Can Jeopardize the Duration of Protective Levels of Antibody Responses to Immunizations against Hepatitis B and Tetanus Toxoid. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2016 Schistosomiasis is a disease of major public health importance in sub-Saharan Africa. Immunoregulation begins early in schistosome infection and is characterized by hyporesponsiveness to parasite and bystander antigens, suggesting that a schistosome ...
Diana K Riner +9 more
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PLoS ONE, 2020 The hepatitis B virus (HBV) envelope is composed of a lipid bilayer and three glycoproteins, referred to as the large (L), middle (M), and small (S) hepatitis B virus surface antigens (HBsAg). S protein constitutes the major portion of the viral envelope
Gi Uk Jeong +8 more
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PLoS ONE, 2019 BackgroundHepatitis B is a viral infection requiring specific serologic testing to diagnose the stage of the disease. There are many tests which can be ordered in a variety of combinations.
Alexander Lawandi +2 more
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