Background: Occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) is determined by finding hepatitis B virus
(HBV) DNA in the liver cells of the patients with negative tests for HBV surface antigen. It is …

Background: Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has a broad spectrum of
manifestation, ranging from silent carrier state to advanced cirrhosis and hepatocellular …

Objective: Occult hepatitis B infection is a form of hepatitis in which despite of absence of
detectable HBsAg, HBV-DNA is present in peripheral blood of patients. This clinical form of …

Objective: OCCULT HEPATITIS B INFECTION is a form of hepatitis in which despite of
absence of detectable HBSAG, HBV-DNA is present in peripheral blood of patients. This …

Occult hepatitis B virus infection (OBI) is characterized by the presence of HBV DNA in the
liver tissue or in the serum of HBsAg negative individuals. Although OBI was detected …

BACKGROUND: Occult hepatitis B is defined as presence of HBV DNA in tissue or serum
without hepatitis B surface antigen. The aim of this study is to determine frequency of occult …

Background Occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) is considered a risk factor for progression of
liver disease in patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. This disease progression is …

Background: Occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) is a challenge in virology and a clinically
relevant topic. The present study assessed the presence of HBV-DNA in serum samples of …

Background: Occult hepatitis B infection (OBI), defined as the presence of hepatitis B virus
(HBV) DNA in liver or serum despite the absence of detectable hepatitis B surface antigen …

Occult hepatitis B virusinfection (OBI) is defined as the presence of HBV DNA in liver or
serum of individuals who test negative for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). We aimed at …