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 +5 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 +9 more
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Occult hepatitis B virus infection in HIV positive patients at a tertiary healthcare unit in eastern India. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Occult HBV infection (OBI), defined by the presence of HBV DNA in absence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), is a significant concern in the HIV-infected population.
Debraj Saha +7 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 +6 more
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The prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus (hbv) infection in a large multi-ethnic haemodialysis cohort. [PDF]
, 2015 Haemodialysis patients are at increased risk of exposure to blood borne viruses. To reduce transmission in the UK, all haemodialysis patients are regularly screened, and if susceptible to Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection ...
Cross, J +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 +9 more
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Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and S-Escape Mutants: From the Beginning until Now [PDF]
, 2015 Despite of the progress made in vaccine and antiviral therapy development, hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a major health care problem. More than 240 million people are chronically infected worldwide showing differences in the severity of liver
Cuestas, María Luján +4 more
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Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2017 Co-infection of schistosomiasis, HBV and HCV is common in countries where schistosomiasis is endemic. Occult hepatitis B occurs in patients at high risk for HBV infection (e.g., patients on hemodialysis, patients receiving blood transfusions ...
Hanan H. Omar +3 more
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Occult hepatitis B virus infection in anti-HBs-positive infants born to HBsAg-positive mothers in China. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of occult HBV infection (OBI) among children and to characterize virology of occult HBV, we conducted an epidemiological survey.
Haixia Su +9 more
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Chronic Diseases and Translational Medicine, 2016 Objective: Previous studies have revealed inconsistent results regarding the association between occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Xiang-Lei Kong +3 more
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