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 infection in patients with cryptogenic liver cirrhosis in southwest of iran. [PDF]
Jundishapur J Microbiol, 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.
Hashemi SJ +10 more
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Intracranial hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection following intracerebral hemorrhage in a patient with seronegative occult HBV infection [PDF]
IDCasesHepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is primarily associated with liver diseases but can also manifest with various extrahepatic complications. While numerous extrahepatic manifestations have been reported in acute or chronic hepatitis B patients ...
Xiaoyan Ji +7 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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Occult hepatitis B infection among vaccinated cohort [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Occult hepatitis B is characterized by undetectable levels of surface antigen, but detectable levels of viral DNA and is becoming a major global threat due to: (i) the effect on the health of children born to carrier mothers despite the ...
A. Malik, Yasmin +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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Journal of Gandhara Medical and Dental Sciences, 2023 OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to find the frequency of occult hepatitis B in patients presenting with Decompensated chronic liver disease.
Fahad Naim +6 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 ...
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