Occult HBV Infection May Be Transmitted through Close Contact and Manifest as an Overt Infection
PLoS ONE, 2015 The importance of transmission of occult HBV infection (OBI) via transfusion, organ transplantation and hemodialysis has been widely recognized. However, data regarding the transmission of OBI through close contact remain limited.
Liping Hu +10 more
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Primary Seronegative but Molecularly Evident Hepadnaviral Infection Engages Liver and Induces Hepatocarcinoma in the Woodchuck Model of Hepatitis B [PDF]
, 2014 Hepadnavirus at very low doses establishes in woodchucks asymptomatic, serologically undetectable but molecularly evident persistent infection. This primary occult infection (POI) preferentially engages the immune system and initiates virus-specific T ...
Chauhan, Ranjit
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Occult hepatitis B virus infection in hemodialysis patients in Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2012 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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Metode Nucleic Acid Test Untuk Uji Saring Virus Hepatitis B Pada Darah Donor Dengan Hepatitis B Occult [PDF]
, 2015 HBsAg is the primary screening at the Blood Transfusion Unit (UTD) in Indonesia. Blood with HBsAg negative still have potential to transmit the Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection.
Setiawaty, V. (Vivi) +1 more
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2015 INTRODUCTION Occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) is considered to be one of the major risks for patients suffering from end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on regular hemodialysis (HD) and patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.
M. Mandour +5 more
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Diyala Journal of Medicine, 2019 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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Эпидемиологические аспекты хронических гепатитов у ВИЧ-инфицированных женщин во время их беременности [PDF]
, 2014 Проводится обзор распространенности вертикальной передачи возбудителей инфекций ВИЧ/ВГВ и ВГС от беременных женщин своим детям, а также рассматриваются вопросы о взаимном влиянии этих инфекций на течение ...
Авдеева, И. В. +3 more
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Correlation of liver stiffness and histological features in healthy persons and in patients with occult hepatitis B, chronic active hepatitis B, or hepatitis B cirrhosis [PDF]
, 2010 OBJECTIVES: Liver stiffness measurement using transient elastography has become a popular tool to assess liver fibrosis. The aim of this study was to determine liver stiffness values and histological features in healthy subjects and in patients with ...
But, D +9 more
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Serological and Molecular Characterization of Occult HBV Infection in Blood Donors from South Italy. [PDF]
Viruses, 2023 Damiani AS +6 more
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Literature review: Virus and cancer [PDF]
, 2017 Traballo fin de grao (UDC.CIE). Bioloxía. Curso 2016/2017[Abstract] Cancer is one of the main causes of global mortality, and even though it is considered to be a non-communicable disease, several infectious agents have been found to contribute to ...
Carreira Santos, Sofía
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