Quantification of large and middle proteins of hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) as a novel tool for the identification of inactive HBV carriers

M Pfefferkorn, S Böhm, T Schott, D Deichsel… - Gut, 2018 - gut.bmj.com
Objective Among individuals with chronic hepatitis B, those with hepatitis B e-antigen
(HBeAg)-negative chronic hepatitis (CHB) can be difficult to distinguish from those with …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis B inactive carriers: An overlooked population?

I Pita, AM Horta-Vale, H Cardoso, G Macedo - GE Portuguese Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
A significant portion of chronic hepatitis B (HBV) infected patients is in the inactive carrier
state, characterized by normal transaminase levels, little viral replication and minimal liver …

[HTML][HTML] Global epidemiology of occult HBV infection

JP Allain - Annals of Blood, 2017 - aob.amegroups.org
Defining the epidemiology of occult HBV infection (OBI) is difficult because it relies on
disparate sets of data and on the respective performance of both hepatitis B surface antigen …

SASLT practice guidelines for the management of Hepatitis B virus–An update

FA Abaalkhail, WK Al-Hamoudi… - Saudi Journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains an important public health problem with a high
burden worldwide. The Saudi Association for the Study of Liver diseases and …

Serum HBeAg and HBV DNA levels are not always proportional and only high levels of HBeAg most likely correlate with high levels of HBV DNA: A community-based …

P Chen, Q Xie, X Lu, C Yu, K Xu, B Ruan, H Cao… - Medicine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
This study aimed to investigate the correlation between quantitative hepatitis B e antigen
(HBeAg) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA levels, and to determine whether semiquantitative …

Оккультный (скрытый) гепатит В: проблемы лабораторной диагностики

АВ Семенов, ЮВ Останкова - Инфекционные болезни: Новости …, 2019 - cyberleninka.ru
Естественное течение хронического вирусного гепатита В проходит 5 стадий. Для
хронической инфекции вируса гепатита В (ВГВ) характерно устойчивое присутствие …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation and determination of quantitative hepatitis B surface antigen diagnostic performance in chronic hepatitis B virus-infected patients

SMRU Islam, U Shahera, M Jahan, S Tabassum - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Hepatitis B virus DNA (HBV-DNA) assessment is recommended for diagnosing
and monitoring chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients. Quantitative hepatitis B surface antigen …

SASLT practice guidelines for the management of hepatitis B virus

F Abaalkhail, H Elsiesy, A AlOmair… - Saudi Journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
The Saudi Association for the Study of Liver diseases and Transplantation (SASLT) has
formed a working group to develop hepatitis B virus (HBV) practice guidelines in the …

Use of a deep learning approach for the sensitive prediction of hepatitis B surface antigen levels in inactive carrier patients

H Kamimura, H Nonaka, M Mori, T Kobayashi… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Deep learning is a subset of machine learning that can be employed to accurately predict
biological transitions. Eliminating hepatitis B surface antigens (HBsAgs) is the final …

[HTML][HTML] Association of mutations in the basal core promoter and pre-core regions of the hepatitis B viral genome and longitudinal changes in HBV level in HBeAg …

S Besharat, H Poustchi, A Mohamadkhani… - Hepatitis …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Although certain HBV mutations are known to affect the expression of Hepatitis
e antigen, their association with HBV viral level or clinical outcomes is less clear. Objectives …