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Liver transplantation for viral hepatitis in 2015 [PDF]

, 2016
Liver transplantation (LT) is a life-saving treatment for patients with end-stage liver disease and for patients with liver cell cancer related to liver disease.
Bortoluzzi, Ilaria, Burra, Patrizia, Ferrarese, Alberto, Gambato, Martina, Germani, Giacomo, Nadal, Elena, Russo, FRANCESCO PAOLO, Senzolo, Marco, Zanetto, Alberto   +8 more
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Prevalence of Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection in a Cohort of HIV-Positive Patients Resident in Sicily, Italy [PDF]

, 2013
Occult hepatitis B virus (OBI) in HIV-infected groups is still debated, as well as the associated risk-factors and clinical significance. In this paper, we examined a total of 405 HBsAg-negative/HIV-infected patients enrolled from January 2007 to ...
Colomba, GME, DI CARLO, Paola, MAIDA, Carmelo Massimo, TRAMUTO, Fabio, VITALE, Francesco   +4 more
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Occult Hepatitis B Infection in Patients With Cryptogenic Liver Cirrhosis in Southwest of Iran [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has a broad spectrum of manifestation, ranging from silent carrier state to advanced cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
Ackerman Z, Agarwal N, Alavian SM, Berasain C, Blackberg J, Carman WF, Chemin I, He J, Honarkar Z, Kaviani MJ, Lavanchy D, Loriot MA, Merat S, Ramezani A, Torbenson M   +14 more
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Prevalence of occult hepatitis B infection in a highly endemic area for chronic hepatitis B: A study of a large blood donor population [PDF]

, 2010
Background and aims: The aim of the present study was to determine the population prevalence of occult hepatitis B (OHB) infection and its clinical profile in a highly endemic area of chronic hepatitis B virus disease.
But, DYK, Chan, P, Cheung, TK, Fung, FKC, Fung, J, Hsu, A, Hung, I, Lai, CL, Lee, CK, Lin, CK, Seto, WK, Wong, DKH, Yuen, JCH, Yuen, MF   +13 more
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Long-Term Safety of Anti-TNF Adalimumab in HBc Antibody-Positive Psoriatic Arthritis Patients: A Retrospective Case Series of 8 Patients [PDF]

, 2013
Immunosuppressive drugs commonly used in the treatment of psoriatic arthritis make patients more susceptible to viral, bacterial, and fungal infections because of their mechanism of action.
A. Errico, A. Migliore, E. Ballanti, E. Gubinelli, F. Giovannangeli, L. Leoni, M. T. Viviano, R. Laurenti   +7 more
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Reactivation of hepatitis B after liver transplantation: Current knowledge, molecular mechanisms and implications in management [PDF]

, 2018
Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a major global health problem affecting an estimated 350 million people with more than 786000 individuals dying annually due to complications, such as cirrhosis, liver failure and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Chauhan, Ranjit, Gadiparthi, Chiranjeevi, Lahiri, Nivedita, Lingala, Shilpa, Michalak, Tomasz I., Mohanty, Smruti R., Satapathy, Sanjaya K., Wu, Jian   +7 more
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Prevalence of overt and occult hepatitis B virus infections among 135 haemodialysis patients attending a haemodialysis centre at Al-Nasiriyah city, Iraq

Iranian Journal of Microbiology, 2020
Background and Objectives: The prevalence of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among haemodialysis (HD) patients has been well documented. In addition to overt infection, occult Hepatitis B infection exists in which a patient who is diagnosed ...
Muslim Dhahr Musa, Hekmat Kadhum Ateya
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Effect of HIV infection and antiretroviral therapy on hepatitis B virus (HBV)-specific T cell responses in patients who have resolved HBV infection [PDF]

, 2005
Coinfection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a common occurrence in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–positive patients and an increasing cause of morbidity and mortality.
Bertoletti, A., Copas, A., Dunn, C., Gilson, R.J., Johnstone, R., Lascar, R.M., Lopes, A.R., Maini, M.K., Reignat, S., Webster, G.   +9 more
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Isolated anti-hbc and occult HBV infection in dialysis patients. [PDF]

Nephrourol Mon, 2015
Occult Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (OBI) is defined as the presence of HBV-DNA in the liver or serum with undetectable hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). Hemodialysis (HD) patients are at risk of acquiring parenterally transmitted infections.The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of OBI in HD patients.A hundred HBsAg negative HD ...
Ramezani A, Aghasadeghi MR, Ahmadi F, Razeghi E, Eslamifar A, Banifazl M, Sofian M, Bahramali G, Hekmat S, Aghakhani A.   +9 more
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A Prospective Study of Prevalence of Occult HBV Infection and Assessment of Risk Factors for HBV Transmission in Persons with Occult HBV Infection

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2016
Occult HBV infection (OBI) is an important cause of cryptogenic cirrhosis and HBV reactivation during immunosuppression. There is limited data on OBI. Our aim was to study the prevalence of OBI in coastal Odisha and identify risk factors for HBV transmission in occult HBV infection.
Sudha Kumari Singh, Sanjib Kumar Kar, Sachidananda Das, Runu Chakravarty   +3 more
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