Occult hepatitis B virus infection among chronic hemodialysis patients in Alexandria, Egypt
Summary: The prevalence of end-stage renal disease has increased dramatically in developing countries. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global health problem that represents a significant co-morbidity event that has led to outbreaks of hepatitis B.
Ghada F. Helaly +3 more
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Persistent risk for new, subsequent new and recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma despite successful anti-hepatitis B virus therapy and tumor ablation: The need for hepatitis B virus cure. [PDF]
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the most significant hepatocarcinogens. The ultimate goal of anti-HBV treatment is to prevent the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Coben, Robert M. +7 more
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Prevalence of isolated hepatitis B core antibody among injection drug users in Central Province of Iran [PDF]
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Sofian, M. +9 more
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Occult Hbv Infection in Hbsag Negative and Anti-Hbc Positive Blood Donors.
Introduction: In recent years with introduction of better screening tests, the risk of infection with transfusion-transmitted viruses has been reduced remarkably, although obtaining a zero-risk blood supply still remains international blood transfusion ...
A Shebanizadeh +9 more
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Concurrent infections of hepatitis C and HIV in hepatitis B patients in the north-east of Iran
Co-infection of HBV, HCV and HIV is common because of shared routes of viral transmission with increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Anti-HCV and HIV antibodies of168 HBV patients were assayed.
Besharat, S. +4 more
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KIR and a specific HLA-C gene are associated with susceptibility and resistance to hepatitis B virus infection in a Brazilian population [PDF]
Colsan Associacao Beneficente Coleta Sangue, São Paulo, BrazilFed Univ São Paulo UNIFESP, Dept Gynecol, São Paulo, BrazilFed Univ Rio de Janeiro UERJ, Inst Biol, Mol Virol Lab, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BrazilFed Univ Rio de Janeiro UERJ, Histocompatibil ...
Araujo, Patricia +7 more
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Pathological and virological findings in patients with persistent hypertransaminasaemia of unknown aetiology [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The histopathological spectrum and role of hepatitis viruses in cases of hypertransaminasaemia of unknown aetiology have not been correctly analysed in a sufficiently large number of patients.
Berasain, C. (Carmen) +6 more
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Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus in Iran [PDF]
In Iran, the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is relatively low according to the populationb a s e d e p i d e m i o l o g i c a l s t u d i e s .
Farshadpour, Fatemeh, Taherkhani, Reza
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Occult hepatitis B virus infection in hemodialysis patients in Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil
INTRODUCTION: Persistence of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome in individuals negative for the HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) reflects occult infection. The aim of this study was to identify occult HBV infection among hemodialysis patients at 5 clinics in ...
Ana Cecília Cavalcanti de Albuquerque +3 more
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Background: Occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the presence of HBV DNA in liver tissue and/or in serum in the absence of detectable hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg).
Abdulrazak SH Hasan
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