Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection causes chronic hepatitis and has long term complications.
Individuals ever infected with HBV are at risk of viral reactivation under certain …

Remarkable progress has been made in our understanding of the natural history of chronic
hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in the past 25 years. Availability of sensitive HBV DNA …

It is now 50 years since the discovery of the hepatitis B virus (HBV), and, despite the
availability of a prophylactic vaccine for more than 20 years, HBV infection remains a …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the cause of one of the most common chronic viral infections in the
world. More than 2 billion persons have been exposed to HBV and 350 to 400 million …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) chronically infects 250 million people worldwide, resulting in nearly
one million deaths annually. Studies in recent years have significantly improved our …

Studies based on serologic assays for hepatitis B virus (HBV) have led to the concept that
HBV is eliminated after the resolution of an acute infection, although a chronic carrier state …

Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a condition of global prevalence and its sequelae include
cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The natural history of CHB is a complex interplay of …

Although most infections of humans with hepatitis B virus are self-limited, up to 10% of
individuals experiencing primary infection remain persistently infected. These individuals …

Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a global health problem affecting more than 350 million people
worldwide. Chronic carriage of HBV is related to the age when the infection occurs; the …

Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a dynamic state of interactions among HBV, the
hepatocytes and the immune system of the patient. Perinatally or early childhood‐acquired …