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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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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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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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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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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Impact of previous hepatitis B infection on the clinical outcomes from chronic hepatitis C? A population-level analysis [PDF]
, 2018 Chronic coinfection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) is associated with adverse liver outcomes. The clinical impact of previous HBV infection on liver disease in HCV infection is unknown. We aimed at determining any association of
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Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Chronic Hepatitis C [PDF]
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2013 Occult HBV infection is defined as the presence of HBV DNA in the liver (with or without detectable or undetectable HBV DNA in the serum) of individuals testing negative for HBsAg. Studies on occult HBV infection in hepatitis C patients have reported highly variable prevalence, because the prevalence of occult HBV infection varies depending on the ...
Jae Young, Jang, Eui Ju, Park
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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,
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Preferential association of hepatitis C virus with CD19+ B cells is mediated by complement system [PDF]
, 2016 Extrahepatic disease manifestations are common in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The mechanism of HCV-related lymphoproliferative disorders is not fully understood.
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Primary Seronegative but Molecularly Evident Hepadnaviral Infection Engages Liver and Induces Hepatocarcinoma in the Woodchuck Model of Hepatitis B [PDF]
, 2014 Hepadnavirus at very low doses establishes in woodchucks asymptomatic, serologically undetectable but molecularly evident persistent infection. This primary occult infection (POI) preferentially engages the immune system and initiates virus-specific T ...
Chauhan, Ranjit
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