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Occult hepatitis B in mexican patients with HIV, an analysis using nested polymerase chain reaction

Annals of Hepatology, 2006
Hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) with undetectable levels of HBsAg, has been named occult HBV infection and observed in immunosuppressed patients. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of occult HBV infection in patients with HIV from the
Rodrigo Torres-Baranda, Blanca E. Bastidas-Ramírez, Montserrat Maldonado-González, Laura V. Sánchez-Orozco, Eduardo Vázquez-Vals, Eduardo Rodríguez-Noriega, Arturo Panduro   +6 more
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Molecular investigation of occult hepatitis B virus infection in a reference center in Northern Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022
The goal of this study was to investigate the prevalence of occult HBV infection in a reference center for the Northern Brazil from 2005 to 2015 and to identify mutations associated with occult hepatitis B.
Suellen dos Reis Araújo, Andreza Pinheiro Malheiros, Vânia Pinto Sarmento, Heloisa Marceliano Nunes, Pedro Eduardo Bonfim Freitas   +4 more
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Charting the course of Sjögren's disease: A historical analysis of scientific progress

European Journal of Oral Sciences, EarlyView.
Abstract Sjögren's disease (SjD) bears the name of the Swedish ophthalmologist Henrik Sjögren. His 1933 doctoral thesis on keratoconjunctivitis sicca ignited interest, yet much remains under debate. SjD is an autoimmune disorder that primarily affects the exocrine glands, particularly the salivary and lacrimal glands, leading to a dryness of the eyes ...
Diego Ustárroz Cantali, Fabiola Reis de Oliveira, Denise Cantarelli Machado, Moisés Evandro Bauer   +3 more
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Current diagnosis of occult or cryptic hepatitis B [PDF]

Einstein (São Paulo), 2005
The present article presents a kind of hepatitis B in patients whodo not have the surface antigen (HbsAg) detectable in sera. It hasbeen described in different parts of the world and is known todayas “occult or criptic hepatitis B” and its importance has
João Renato Rebello Pinho
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Occult hepatitis B infection in egyptian chronic hepatitis C patients: prevalence, impact on pegylated interferon/ribavirin therapy

Virology Journal, 2010
Background Chronic HCV infection combined with occult hepatitis B infection has been associated with liver enzymes flare, advanced hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis, poor response to standard interferon-α, and increased risk of HCC.
Mohamed Lamiaa A, El-Gammal Nahla E, Emara Mohamed H, Bahgat Maged M   +3 more
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Alcohol‐Associated Pancreatitis Confers Higher Risk of Advanced Liver Disease Than Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Aim Alcohol‐associated liver disease frequently presents late as decompensated cirrhosis, representing a missed opportunity for intervention. Extrahepatic alcohol‐related presentations requiring acute care, such as alcohol‐associated pancreatitis and alcohol withdrawal syndrome, may identify heavy drinkers at varying risk for ...
Butros Fakhoury, Leandro Sierra, Krishan Patel, Hyundam Gu, Luis Antonio Díaz, Juan Pablo Arab   +5 more
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Occult hepatitis B in patients on hemodialysis: a review

Annals of Hepatology, 2013
The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the most frequently transmitted agents in dialysis units. Occult hepatitis B is characterized by HBV infection without detectable surface antigen (HBsAg) in the patient’s serum, a positive or negative HBV DNA marker ...
Andrea M.M. Fontenele, Pharm, MSc., Natalino Salgado Filho, Adalgisa S.P. Ferreira   +2 more
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Periodontitis and metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease

Periodontology 2000, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease with systemic effects that extend beyond the oral cavity and contribute to systemic immune and metabolic dysregulation. Chronic liver diseases, particularly metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and its progressive phenotypes, have emerged as major global ...
Rafael Scaf de Molon, Erica Dorigatti de Avila, Davi da Silva Barbirato, Mariana Fampa Fogacci, Jamil Awad Shibli, Anton Sculean, Alpdogan Kantarci   +6 more
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Hepatitis B in Organ Transplantation—Current Evidence and Clinical Gaps

Transplant Infectious Disease, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the past several decades there have been significant advances in nucleos(t)ide analogue (NA) antiviral therapy for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and global expansion of primary prevention through immunization. Despite this, HBV remains a leading cause of chronic liver disease globally, affecting over 250 million people.
Oscar A. Fernandez‐Garcia, Britta L. Hirsch, Irene A. Abela, Karen E. Doucette   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hepatitis B virus and its sexually transmitted infection – an update [PDF]

, 2016
Epidemiology, incidence and prevalence: About 5% of the world’s population has chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, and nearly 25% of carriers develop chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Yasuhito Tanaka, Takako Inoue
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