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Prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus infection in hemodialysis patients in Isfahan, Iran

Advanced Biomedical Research, 2016
Background: The absence of a detectable hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) with or without hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc) or hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) in the presence of hepatitis B virus-DNA (HBV-DNA) is defined as occult HBV ...
Hamid Kalantari, Faezeh Ferdowsi, Majid Yaran   +2 more
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Iron and Other Metal Ions in Human Health and Disease

MedComm, Volume 7, Issue 10, October 2026.
Iron, copper, zinc, and calcium orchestrate cellular function through distinct yet cooperative mechanisms: redox‐active iron and copper cycle between oxidation states to act as Fenton catalysts and electron carriers in oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS); redox‐inert zinc serves as a structural component of zinc‐finger proteins and a catalytic cofactor ...
Xiaofeng Dai, Jitian Li
wiley   +1 more source

Hepatitis B Virus Infection Among Antenatal Clinic Attendees at the Muhimbili National Hospital, Seroprevalence and Associated Factors [PDF]

, 2011
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a serious public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. Vertical transmission is one of the modes of transmission. The risk of transmission increases if the mother is hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) positive and ...
Rashid, Sabria
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Hepatitis C virus evasion mechanisms from neutralizing antibodies [PDF]

, 2011
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) represents a major public health problem, affecting 3% of the world’s population. The majority of infected individuals develop chronic hepatitis, which can progress to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
Angus, Allan G.N., Arvind H. Patel, Patel, Arvind H., Caterina Di Lorenzo, Allan G. N. Angus, Lorenzo, Caterina D.   +5 more
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The Investigation of Occult Hepatitis B Infection in Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, and Predialysis Patients by the Polymerase Chain Reaction Method

Turkish Journal of Nephrology, 2019
The presence of hepatitis B virus DNA in case of negative hepatitisBsurface antigen in serumis known as occult hepatitis B.Although the exact prevalance is not known, there are many reports indicating that occult hepatitis B is more frequently ...
Mürüvvet DOĞUKAN, Ahmet KİZİRGİL, Ayhan DOĞUKAN   +2 more
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Occult hepatitis B virus infection in immunocompromised patients

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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, Neiva Sellan Lopes Gonçales, Josiane Silveira Felix Pereira, Viviane Cristina Fais, Fernando Lopes Gonçales Junior   +4 more
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Hepatitis B Virus Infection Status in Japanese Children Prior to Universal Vaccination: Sustained Effectiveness of Mother‐to‐Child Transmission Prevention and Residual Infection Burden

Hepatology Research, Volume 56, Issue 10, Page 1457-1465, October 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim To evaluate the effectiveness of prevention of mother‐to‐child transmission (PMTCT) over 25 years, we conducted a nationwide epidemiological survey through a comprehensive assessment of hepatitis B virus (HBV) markers. Methods Two cohorts were recruited before universal vaccination: children aged 9–10 years undergoing school health ...
Aiko Sakai, Yasuhito Tanaka, Hiroshi Yotsuyanagi, Masaya Sugiyama, Ichiro Morioka, Kiyotaka Kosugiyama, Kimiaki Uetake, Tomohiro Katsuta, Atsushi Imamura, Tomoko Takano, Hitoshi Tajiri, Akihito Ishida, Kosuke Ushijima, Yumiko Nakashima, Hiroyuki Moriuchi, Shinji Iwane, Kota Sawada, Yosuke Shimizu, Yukari Uemura, Manabu Tagawa, Masashi Mizokami, Ryo Sumazaki   +21 more
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Booster immunity – diagnosis of chronic hepatitis B viral infection

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2019
Introduction: Diagnosis of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection particularly its occult form requires monitoring and repeat serological and molecular studies.
Radka T Komitova, Ani K Kevorkyan, Maria V Atanasova, Aneta V Ivanova, Elica Golkocheva-Markova   +4 more
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Availability of Cancer Screening Across HIV Treatment Sites in the IeDEA Consortium

International Journal of Cancer, Volume 159, Issue 6, Page 1477-1489, 15 September 2026.
In recent years, incorporating comprehensive cancer screening strategies into routine HIV care has gained growing attention. This survey of 220 sites providing HIV care across 41 countries shows that cervical cancer screening has increased in availability over time.
Rachael A. Pellegrino, Bryan E. Shepherd, Sanjay Pujari, Valeria Fink, Gad Murenzi, Miriam Nakalembe, Sally B. Coburn, Eliane Rohner, Antoine Jaquet, Caroline Lade, Brenda Crabtree Ramirez, Kathryn Anastos, Aggrey Semeere, Lesley S. Park, Limpho Mokone, Simon Boni, I Ketut Agus Somia, Emilia M. Jalil, Adebola Adedimeji, Omenge Orang'o, Michael J. Silverberg, Kumbirai Pise Quarter, Eugène Messou, Jeremy Ross, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Patricia Lelo, Helen Byakwaga, Oliver Ezechi, Jonathan Euvrard, Fernanda Maruri, Chad J. Achenbach, Jessica L. Castilho, on behalf of International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA)   +32 more
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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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