Maternal hepatitis B e Antigen (HBeAg) positivity poses a risk for hepatitis B virus (HBV)
mother‐to‐child transmission (MTCT). In resource‐constrained settings, HBeAg testing is …

Background New cases of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection continue to occur worldwide.
Most of these are due to mother-to-child transmission (MTCT), with maternal viraemia as the …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a public health problem in Indonesia. There has
been limited data regarding HBV infection in young adult population. This study aimed to …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most prevalent form of primary liver cancers with
high mortality rate. Among its various etiological factors, one of the major risk factors for HCC …

Background Clinical importance of commercially available quantitative HBV markers has not
been fully investigated. Objective To choice and to evaluate clinically valuable HBV markers …

Background Seroconversion of hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) is a critical event in the natural
course of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Aim We herein characterize the virological factors …

Background. The host immune system plays an important role in hepatitis B virus (HBV)
infection manifestation. Genetic polymorphisms of several inflammatory cytokines, including …

Background HBV-infected patients are potential sources of intra-familial transmission. We
studied HBV transmission and molecular characteristics within families of HBV-related …

Little data exist on basal core promoter/precore (BCP/PC) mutations in chronic hepatitis B
(CHB) patients at the immune‐tolerance (IT) phase. We studied consecutive treatment …

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/hepatitis B virus (HBV) co-infection accelerates the
progression of HBV-related liver diseases. HBV basic core promoter (BCP)/pre-core (preC) …