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Occult hepatitis B infection: an evolutionary scenario [PDF]
Virology Journal, 2008 Background Occult or latent hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is defined as infection with detectable HBV DNA and undetectable surface antigen (HBsAg) in patients' blood. The cause of an overt HBV infection becoming an occult one is unknown.
Lukashov Vladimir V +3 more
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Control of occult hepatitis B virus infection
Advances in Laboratory Medicine, 2022 The diagnosis of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection requires HBV DNA testing and serologic testing for detection of the surface antigen (HBsAg) and the hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc). There is a population of patients with occult HBV infection (OBI),
Lalana Garcés Marta +14 more
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Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor alleles influence susceptibility to occult hepatitis B infection in West African population [PDF]
Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2023 Occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) is a public health problem in Burkina Faso. OBI represents a risk factor for the development of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Momeiyi M. Bazie +13 more
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Occult Hepatitis B Infection in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients Starting Maintenance Hemodialysis at a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2021 Introduction: Occult hepatitis B infection is defined as the presence of the hepatitis B virus deoxyribonucleic acid in liver tissues and/or serum in the absence of serum hepatitis B Virus surface antigen.
Shailendra Shrestha +2 more
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Occult hepatitis B infection by a recombinant D/C virus in an immunosuppressed patient [PDF]
IDCases, 2020 Approximately 300 million people worldwide were living with chronic hepatitis B virus infection as of 2016, however, this number does not account for those who might be living with occult hepatitis B virus infection due to difficulty diagnosing this ...
Gonçalo Pereira Cruz +4 more
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Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection: An Update
Viruses, 2022 Occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (OBI) refers to a condition in which replication-competent viral DNA is present in the liver (with detectable or undetectable HBV DNA in the serum) of individuals testing negative for the HBV surface antigen ...
Carlo Saitta +2 more
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Occult hepatitis B virus infection in immunocompromised patients [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2008 Occult hepatitis B infection is characterized by hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA in the serum in the absence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). We assessed occult HBV infection prevalence in two groups of immunocompromised patients (maintenance ...
Ruth Nogueira Cordeiro Moraes Jardim +4 more
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HBV - infection in children with perinatal infection. Clinical report of familial hepatitis B
Журнал инфектологии, 2021 Hepatitis B, despite of being a controlled infection today, is one of the most common form of hepatitis in the world. According to the experts' evaluation there are about 3 million patients with chronic hepatitis B in our country.
I. V. Shilova +3 more
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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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