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A homosexual japanese man with acute hepatitis due to hepatitis B virus genotype ae, concurrent with amebic colitis [PDF]

, 2007
We report herein a case with acute hepatitis due to hepatitis B virus genotype Ae, concurrent with amebic colitis. A 39-year-old homosexual Japanese man was admitted to our hospital with jaundice.
Ishikawa, Shin, Iwasaki, Yoshiaki, Kato, Jun, Kobashi, Haruhiko, Miyake, Yasuhiro, Nawa, Toru, Sakaguchi, Kohsaku, Shiratori, Yasushi, Takaki, Akinobu, Tatsukawa, Masashi   +9 more
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Interferon-α for Immune Modulation in Chronic Hepatitis B Toward Functional Cure

Viruses
Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) remains a major global health challenge, largely due to the persistence of covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) and impaired host immunity.
Asha Ashuo, Jia Liu, Zhenghong Yuan, Jieliang Chen   +3 more
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Evaluating vertical transmission of sexually transmitted infections to newborns

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2021
Introduction: Sexually transmitted infections are among the most frequent infections affecting pregnant women. We assessed the transmission of hepatitis B virus, human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and Treponema pallidum to newborns from infected ...
Dinamene Oliveira, João Piedade, Rita Castro, Ângela Lopes, Maria do Rosário Martins, Filomena Pereira   +5 more
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Schistosomiasis japonicum diagnosed on liver biopsy in a patient with hepatitis B co-infection: a case report [PDF]

, 2014
Introduction Chronic hepatitis B virus and schistosomiasis are independently associated with significant mortality and morbidity worldwide. Despite much geographic overlap between these conditions and no reason why co-infection should not exist, we ...
Andrews, Tim, Beadsworth, Mike BJ, Michie, Kirsten, Miller, Alastair RO, Nsutebu, Emmanuel F, Parris, Victoria, Squire, Bertie   +6 more
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A novel monoclonal antibody targeting a conserved inner region of the hepatitis B virus envelope enables broad detection of immune escape variants

Virus Research
The detection of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) is fundamental for the diagnosis of chronic hepatitis B (CHB). However, current diagnostic assays that rely on antibodies targeting the conformational “a” determinant of HBsAg are frequently ...
Yansong Chen, Xinyu Zhang, Asha Ashuo, Zhong Fang, Wuhui Song, Jiangxia Liu, Jieliang Chen, Yaming Li, Zhenghong Yuan   +8 more
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Leprosy and hepatitis B coinfection in southern Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014
To investigate the association of leprosy with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, as yet unknown for South Brazil, we assessed hepatitis B virus coinfection in 199 South Brazilian leprosy patients (119 lepromatous, 15 tuberculoid, 30 borderline, 12 ...
Cleverson Leitão, Denis Ueda, Anna Carolina de Moraes Braga, Angelica B.W. Boldt, Iara J.T. Messias-Reason   +4 more
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A convoluted path to the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in a resource-limited setting

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2023
Worldwide, chronic hepatitis B virus infection remains the main aetiology of hepatocellular carcinoma, while human immunodeficiency virus may hasten the evolution of hepatocellular carcinoma in those co-infected with hepatitis B virus/human ...
WC Sithole, S Pillay, B Mbanjwa, N Magula   +3 more
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The prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen and anti-hepatitis B core antibody in Iran: A population-based study [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Hepatitis B virus infection is a very common cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. It is estimated that 3 of Iranians are chronically infected with hepatitis B virus.
Abolghasemi, H., Amini-Kafiabad, S., Assari, S., Hosseini, M.R., Jamali, J., Maghsudlu, M., Malekzadeh, R., Merat, S., Nouraie, M., Pourshams, A., Radmard, A.R., Rezvan, H., Zaer-Rezaii, H., Zeid-Abadi-Nejhad, M.   +13 more
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Orthotopic liver transplantation for patients with hepatitis B virus–related liver disease [PDF]

, 1991
Fifty‐nine patients with prior hepatitis B virus infection underwent orthotopic liver transplantation. During the first 2 mo, mortality was not significantly different in the hepatitis B virus–infected group (25.5%) vs. a hepatitis B virus–immune control
Corman, Demetris, Greenberg, Hoofnagle, Hsu, Johnson, Lai, Mancini, Markus, Muller, Ostberg, Portmann, Rizzetto, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Starzl, Sternberger, Torisu   +19 more
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Hepatitis B Virus Biology [PDF]

Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, 2000
SUMMARYHepadnaviruses (hepatitis B viruses) cause transient and chronic infections of the liver. Transient infections run a course of several months, and chronic infections are often lifelong. Chronic infections can lead to liver failure with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
C, Seeger, W S, Mason
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