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Occult HBV infection

Microbiologia Medica, 2010
The presence of hepatitis B virus genome in HBsAg-negative subjects is known as “occult infection” from HBV. Patients with occult infection may express markers of previous exposure to B virus (anti-HBs and / or anti-HBc positive). 20% is negative for all
Mariangela Spinosa, Pasquale Spagnuolo
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Occult HBV infection

Aktualʹnaâ Infektologiâ, 2018
The review focuses on terminology, causes, epidemiology, clinical significance of occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (OBI). Attention is paid to the differences in the defi­nitions of OBI given by the European, American and Asian-Pacific ...
I.A. Zaytsev
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Occult hepatitis B infection: an evolutionary scenario [PDF]

Virology Journal, 2008
Background Occult or latent hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is defined as infection with detectable HBV DNA and undetectable surface antigen (HBsAg) in patients' blood. The cause of an overt HBV infection becoming an occult one is unknown.
Lukashov Vladimir V, Berkhout Ben, Zaaijer Hans L, van Hemert Formijn J   +3 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, Yusri Dianne Jurnalis, Yanwirasti Yanwirasti   +2 more
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Occult HBV infection among Egyptian hepatocellular carcinoma patients [PDF]

Virology Journal, 2011
Background Occult HBV infection accelerates the progression of liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, and finally leading to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This study analyzed the occult HBV-genotypes in HCC patients. Methods To achieve our objective, matched serum
Mansor Tarek M, Hafez Mohamed M, Hassan Zeinab K, Zekri Abdel   +3 more
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Fecal Occult Blood Test and Gastrointestinal Parasitic Infection

Journal of Parasitology Research, 2010
Stool specimens of 1238 workers in western region of Saudi Arabia were examined for infection with intestinal parasites and for fecal occult blood (FOB) to investigate the possibility that enteroparasites correlate to occult intestinal bleeding.
Majed H. Wakid
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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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Outcomes of chronic and vertically acquired occult hepatitis B [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is one of the major chronic infections and still in 2017 the most common cause for liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC, liver cancer) in the world.
Eilard, Anders
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Fecal occult blood and fecal calprotectin as point-of-care markers of intestinal morbidity in Ugandan children with Schistosoma mansoni infection. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Calprotectin is a calcium-binding cytoplasmic protein found in neutrophils and increasingly used as a marker of bowel inflammation. Fecal occult blood (FOB) is also a dependable indicator of bowel morbidity.
Stothard J. Russell, Kabatereine, N B, Bustinduy, Amaya L, Bustinduy, A L, Kabatereine, N, Fenwick Alan, Alan Fenwick, Betson Martha, LSHTM, Amaya L Bustinduy, Stothard, Russell; id_orcid, Narcis Kabatereine, J Russell Stothard, Ministry of Health, Uganda, Moses Adriko, Sousa-Figueiredo José C., Stothard, J Russell, Kabatereine, Narcis, Kabatereine Narcis, Betson, M, Liverpool, Bustinduy Amaya L., Betson, Martha, Adriko, M, Stothard, JR, Stothard, J R, Fenwick, A, Bustinduy, Amaya L., Sousa-Figueiredo, J C, Adriko Moses, Imperial College London, Bustinduy, AL, Sousa-Figueiredo, José C., Sousa-Figueiredo, JC, Sousa-Figueiredo, Jose C, Martha Betson, Adriko, Moses, José C Sousa-Figueiredo, Fenwick, Alan   +38 more
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Relationship between occult hepatitis B virus infection and chronic kidney disease in a Chinese population-based cohort

Chronic Diseases and Translational Medicine, 2016
Objective: Previous studies have revealed inconsistent results regarding the association between occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Xiang-Lei Kong, Xiao-Jing Ma, Hong Su, Dong-Mei Xu   +3 more
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