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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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The Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Consensus Statements on Prevention and Early Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Malaysia

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Volume 41, Issue 9, Page 2639-2655, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains one of the leading causes of cancer‐related deaths in Malaysia. Early detection increases the likelihood of curative treatment and improves survival. This consensus document aims to provide evidence‐based, locally relevant recommendations for the prevention and early detection of HCC.
Su Yin Lau, Victoria Sinq‐Ling Kok, Soek‐Siam Tan, Syuhada Dan Adnan, Wei‐Lin Ng, Ban‐Hong Ang, Nur Yazmin Yaacob, Yeong Yeh Lee, Senamjit Kaur, Rosmawati Mohamed, Ping‐Foo Wong, Lee‐Ling Lim, Mohana Letchumanan, Shireene Ratna Vethakkan, Nurain Mohd Noor, Siow‐Foon Tan, Tiong‐Lim Low, Lee‐Boon Kiew, Wah‐Kheong Chan   +18 more
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Stimulation requirement and pathogenetic significance of T cells during chronic viral hepatitis. [PDF]

, 2007
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) are important causes of liver inflammation and fibrosis. More than 500 million people are persistently infected worldwide and consequently are at increased risk of developing chronic liver disease ...
Kennedy, P.
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Absence of occult hepatitis B among blood donors in southern Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2011
Background: Occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is characterized by the detection of HBV DNA in serum and/or in liver in the absence of detectable hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg).
Fernando Herz Wolff, MD, PhD., Sandra Costa Fuchs, Ajacio B.M. Brandão   +2 more
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Occult hepatitis B virus infection

, 2000
: Many studies have shown that hepatitis B virus infection may also occur in hepatitis B surface antigen-negative patients. This occult infection has been identified both in patients with cryptogenic liver disease and in patients with hepatitis C virus ...
Balsano, C, Craxì A., LEVRERO, Massimo, Craxi, A, Squadrito, G, Squadrito G., C. Balsano, Raimondo, G, TIRIBELLI C., BALSANO C, A. Craxi, Farinati, F, Pollicino C., Levrero M., MONDELLO M, M. Mondelli, G. Squadrito, F. Farinati, Raimondo G., MONDELLI, MARIO UMBERTO, FARINATI, FABIO, Baslano C., CRAXI A, RAIMONDO G, T. Pollicino, POLLICINO T, Pollicino, T, C. Tiribelli, Farinati F., SQUADRITO G, Levrero, M, G. Raimondo, TIRIBELLI, CLAUDIO, Mondelli, M   +33 more
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Association of early age at establishment of chronic hepatitis B infection with persistent viral replication, liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review. [PDF]

, 2013
Age at infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a known risk factor for chronic HBV infection. However, in addition, there is some evidence that early age at infection further increases the risk of primary liver cancer beyond its association with ...
Bottomley, Christian, Andrew J Hall, Hong-Jing Yan, Tsuchiya Naho, Hall, Andrew, Andrew J. Hall (78002), Shimakawa Yusuke, Yan, Hong-Jing, Yusuke Shimakawa, Christian Bottomley, Hall Andrew J., Hall, Andrew J, Yan Hong-Jing, Shimakawa, Yusuke, Tsuchiya, Naho, Naho Tsuchiya, Bottomley Christian, Andrew J. Hall, Yusuke Shimakawa (435296), Hong-Jing Yan (435297), Naho Tsuchiya (211103), Christian Bottomley (144483)   +21 more
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Occult B infection in the Brazilian northeastern region: a preliminary report

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
A sentinel study on viral hepatitis is currently being carried out in the village of Cavunge in a semiarid rural region of the state of Bahia, northeastern Brazil. This study has identified individuals in whom anti-HBc IgG was the only serological marker
Delvone Almeida, José Tavares-Neto, Christian Trepo, Alessandro Almeida, Caroline Mello, Isabelle Chemin, Raymundo Paraná   +6 more
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Hidden Threats: Understanding the Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Occult HBV and HCV in Injection Drug Users. [PDF]

SINAI International Scientific Journal
Introduction: Occult infections of hepatitis B and C represent a significant challenge, as infection spreads among people who inject drugs. Occult hepatitis B can be defined as the presence of viral genetic material in blood or liver tissue without ...
kholoud Elkashef, Nelly Abdel Fattah, Noha Mesbah, Fatma El-shaarawy, Dina Abo-Elmatty, Asmaa Abdel-Hamed   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Urinary porphyrin excretion in hepatitis C infection [PDF]

, 1999
A high prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in porphyria cutanea tarda in some populations suggests a close link between viral hepatitis and alteration of porphyrin metabolism.
Jacob, Karl, Vogeser, Michael, Zachoval, Reinhart   +2 more
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Prevalence and determinants of hepatitis C virus infection among female drug injecting sex workers in Glasgow [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Few studies of the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have focussed on women who work as street sex workers to finance their drug use. Methods: The investigators report the survey findings of such a population in Glasgow.
Goldberg, David J., Goldberg, DJ, Taylor, Avril, Cameron, Sheila, Carr, Susan, Cameron, S., Susan Carr, Sharon J Hutchinson, Gilchrist, Gail, Hutchinson, S.J., Hutchinson, SJ, Taylor, A, Taylor, A., Gail Gilchrist, Hutchinson, S.J.; id_orcid, Carr, S., Carr, S, Sheila Cameron, Gilchrist, G., Goldberg, David J, Gilchrist, Gail; id_orcid, Goldberg, D.J., Gilchrist, G, Hutchinson, Sharon J., Cameron, S, David J Goldberg, Avril Taylor, Hutchinson, Sharon J   +27 more
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