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Functionally cured chronic hepatitis B: A cure-related occult HBV infection state. [PDF]

mLife
Abstract Occult HBV infection (OBI) is characterized by the presence of replication‐competent hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA (covalently closed circular DNA [cccDNA] and/or relaxed circular DNA [rcDNA]) in the liver and/or HBV DNA in the blood, despite negative hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) serology.
Lu F, Zheng X, Du X, Ye X, Liu Y, Zeng J, Yan Y.   +6 more
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Septic Pylephlebitis and Cavernous Transformation Presenting as Pyrexia of Unknown Origin: A Diagnostic Challenge. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
Contrast‐enhanced computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen. Panels A‐I demonstrate portal vein thrombosis with periportal serpiginous collateral vessels, consistent with cavernous transformation. Red arrowhead: Thrombus in portal vein, Yellow arrowhead: Dilatation of CBD and intrahepatic biliary tree. ABSTRACT Acute cholangitis classically presents with
Sarker A, Chowdhury P, Alam MR.
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Occult HBV infection in HIV-infected adults and evaluation of pooled NAT for HBV [PDF]

Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 2018
Sunil S Solomon, Shanmugam Saravanan
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Serological and Demographic Correlates of HBV DNA Detection Below the Limit of Quantification in Treated Chronic Hepatitis B and HBsAg-Negative Patients [PDF]

Biomedicines
Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate very low HBV DNA viral load below the limit of quantification and to identify correlational factors in different patient groups, including individuals with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), occult HBV infection (OBI ...
Hasan Zeybek, Tugrul Hosbul
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Molecular investigation of occult hepatitis B virus infection in a reference center in Northern Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022
The goal of this study was to investigate the prevalence of occult HBV infection in a reference center for the Northern Brazil from 2005 to 2015 and to identify mutations associated with occult hepatitis B.
Suellen dos Reis Araújo, Andreza Pinheiro Malheiros, Vânia Pinto Sarmento, Heloisa Marceliano Nunes, Pedro Eduardo Bonfim Freitas   +4 more
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An occult hepatitis B-derived hepatoma cell line carrying persistent nuclear viral DNA and permissive for exogenous hepatitis B virus infection. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
Occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is defined as persistence of HBV DNA in liver tissues, with or without detectability of HBV DNA in the serum, in individuals with negative serum HBV surface antigen (HBsAg).
Chih-Lang Lin, Rong-Nan Chien, Shi-Ming Lin, Po-Yuan Ke, Chen-Chun Lin, Chau-Ting Yeh   +5 more
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The impact of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infections in patients with Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology, 2023
Background: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of HCV and occult HBV among newly diagnosed pre-treatment Egyptian lymphoma patients and evaluate patients’ outcomes based on the presence of the viral infections.
Dalia Y Kadry, Mostafa A Elbahnasawy, Mohamed TM Mansour, Omnia K EL Gebaly, Hala Aziz, Mahmoud M Kamel, Ahmed S Abdel-Moneim, Samah Radwan   +7 more
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Occult hepatitis B virus infection among injecting drug users in the Central-West Region of Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2013
The prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection was investigated in 149 hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) negative injecting drug users (IDUs) in the Central-West Region of Brazil.
Márcia Alves Dias de Matos, Renata Carneiro Ferreira, Fabiana Perez Rodrigues, Tamíris Augusto Marinho, Carmen Luci Rodrigues Lopes, Antônia Carlos Magalhães Novais, Ana Rita Coimbra Motta-Castro, Sheila Araújo Teles, Francisco José Dutra Souto, Regina Maria Bringel Martins   +9 more
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Occult hepatitis B in mexican patients with HIV, an analysis using nested polymerase chain reaction

Annals of Hepatology, 2006
Hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) with undetectable levels of HBsAg, has been named occult HBV infection and observed in immunosuppressed patients. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of occult HBV infection in patients with HIV from the
Rodrigo Torres-Baranda, Blanca E. Bastidas-Ramírez, Montserrat Maldonado-González, Laura V. Sánchez-Orozco, Eduardo Vázquez-Vals, Eduardo Rodríguez-Noriega, Arturo Panduro   +6 more
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Occult hepatitis B virus infection in liver transplant patients in a Brazilian referral center

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2014
Estimates of occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection prevalence varies among different studies depending on the prevalence of HBV infection in the study population and on the sensitivity of the assay used to detect HBV DNA.
T.C.A. Ferrari, M.A.P. Xavier, P.V.T. Vidigal, N.S. Amaral, P.A. Diniz, A.P. Resende, D.M. Miranda, A.C. Faria, A.S. Lima, L.C. Faria   +9 more
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