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Post-Transfusion Occult Hepatitis B (OBI): A Global Challenge for blood recipients and health authorities [PDF]
, 2011 Hepatitis B is one of the most frequent post-transfusion infections. Occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) is a form of hepatitis B infection in which, despite the presence of HBVDNA in the serum and hepatocytes of the carrier, HBsAg is absent. In addition
Kennedy, Derek +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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Occult Infection pada Anak Setelah 10 Tahun Mendapat Imunisasi Hepatitis B
Sari Pediatri, 2016 Latar belakang. Occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) adalah suatu keadaan ditemukannya deoxyribose-nucleic acid (DNA) virus Hepatitis B (VHB) pada pemeriksaan HBsAg negatif.
Asrawati Asrawati +2 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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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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Occult hepatitis B virus infection
World Journal of Hepatology, 2014 Occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (OBI) refers to the presence of HBV DNA in the absence of detectable hepatitis B surface antigen. Since OBI was first described in the late 1970s, there has been increasing interest in this topic. The prevalence of OBI varies according to the different endemicity of HBV infection, cohort characteristics, and ...
Min-Sun, Kwak, Yoon Jun, Kim
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Hepatitis B: Prevalence and occult infection in HIV-infected patients [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2020 HBV and HIV have identical transmission routes. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of HBV in HIV patients and to detect the presence of occult HBV infection.All samples were tested for serology markers and using qPCR.This study included 232 individuals, out of which 36.6% presented with HBV markers and 11.8% presented with HBsAg or ...
Samira Julien Calux +7 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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Sero-prevalence and risk factors for hepatitis B virus infection among health care workers in a tertiary hospital in Uganda. [PDF]
, 2010 BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global public health challenge. Prevalence of current hepatitis B virus infection in the general population in Uganda is about 10%.
Bwogi, Josephine +14 more
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