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Journal of Hepatology, 2014 Occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (OBI) is recognized as one of the possible phases in the natural history of chronic HB V infection [1]. OBI defines the persistence of HBV genomes in the hepatocytes of individuals testing negative for HBV surface antigen (HBs Ag) and, usually, also for serum HBV DNA [2].
POLLICINO, Teresa, RAIMONDO, Giovanni
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Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2016 Summary: Background: Occult hepatitis B viral infection is the presence of hepatitis B viral nucleic acids in the serum and/or liver in the absence of hepatitis B surface antigen.
Mona A. Esmail +3 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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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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Issues occult hepatitis B virus infection
Российский журнал гастроэнтерологии, гепатологии, колопроктологии, 2012 Aim of investigation. With the help of up-to-date molecular-biological and morphological methods to determine frequency of the occult form of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) among HBsAg-negative patients with chronic liver diseases (CLD) of various etiology ...
I. A. Morozov +7 more
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Oman Medical Journal, 2014 Objectives: The aims of this study are to investigate the prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus infection among patients with cryptogenic cirrhosis and to analyze the relationship between surface protein variability and occult hepatitis B virus ...
Fatemeh Akhavan Anvari +4 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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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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Proceedings, 2021 Introduction: Occult infections (OBIs) caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV) are detected by the presence of HBV DNA without surface antigens. The prevalence of HBsAg in general population of Pakistan is around 3%, but there is no data regarding the ...
Sameen Bint Ali +5 more
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Potential mutations associated with occult hepatitis B virus status [PDF]
, 2014 Context: Occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) status (OHBS) is simply defined as the presence of HBV DNA in the liver (with or without detectable HBV DNA in the serum), in the absence of serum HBV surface antigen (HBsAg). Importance of OHBS is mostly clinical,
Besharat, S. +2 more
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