Low-level viremia due to hepatitis B virus (HBV) was demonstrated in the sera of two patients diagnosed previously as having non-B, non-C chronic hepatitis. Both patients had a "silent" HBV infection, because they were negative for both hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and anti-hepatitis B core a
Low level wild-type and pre-core mutant hepatitis B viruses and hbeAg negative reactivation of chronic hepatitis B
โ Scribed by Oketani, Makoto; Oketani, Kaoru; Xiaohong, Cui; Arima, Terukatsu
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 124 KB
- Volume
- 58
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0146-6615
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โฆ Synopsis
HBV-DNA; anti-HBe; antiviral therapy
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Hepatitis B markers were studied in seven patients with reactivated liver disease. Reactivation of chronic type B hepatitis, as indicated by the reappearance of hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) in the serum, was characterised by the appearance of hepatitis B virus-DNA (HBV-DNA) in the serum. The expres
Ferenci is a consultant for, advises, is on the speakers' bureau of, and received grants from Roche. Dr. Janssen is a consultant for and received grants from Roche, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Schering-Plough, Novartis, and Gilead. Dr. Flisiak received grants from Roche.