UNLABELLED Perinatal or mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains the major risk factor for chronic HBV infection worldwide. In addition to hepatitis B immune globulin and vaccination, oral antiviral therapies in highly viremic mothers can further decrease MTCT of HBV. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to synthesize the evidence on the efficacy and ...

In the United Stated, pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs), and minivans are classified as light-duty trucks (LDTs), resulting in a variety of regulatory protections. Production and purchase trends suggest that Americans have shifted toward significantly higher use of such vehicles for personal travel. Using the 1995 NPTS data set, this research explores the subtle differences in owners...

Allergenic ragweed (Ambrosia spp.) pollen grains, after being released from anthers, can be dispersed by air masses far from their source. However, the action of air temperature, humidity and solar radiation on pollen grains in the atmosphere could impact on the ability of long distance transported (LDT) pollen to maintain allergenic potency. Here, we report that the major allergen of Ambrosia ...

Two values of thermal requirements, the lower developmental threshold (LDT), that is, the temperature at which development ceases, and the sum of effective temperatures, that is, day degrees above the LDT control the development of ectotherms and are used in phenology models to predict time at which the development of individual stages of a species will be completed. To assist in the rapid deve...

conclusions both add-on ldt and switching to peg-ifn-α2a were satisfactory and optimal treatments for chb patients with poor responses to adv. both rescue strategies resulted in significant reductions in serum viral load and alt levels, and were associated with high rate of serological outcomes in our hospital. patients and methods ninety-seven chb patients with hbv dna > 2 log10 copies/ml 48 w...

Background: Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) is a health problem that has chronically infected 257 million globally. Appropriate therapy immensely needed to prevent disease progression cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Moreover, routine monitoring required assess the efficacy of given treatment. This study aims describe treatment its follow-up outcomes among chronic HBV patients after one ye...

OBJECTIVE Chronic hepatitis B infection has to be treated effectively due to its major complications. The aim of this study is to investigate and compare the therapy alternatives' treatment costs for hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) negative patients with 10-year projection analysis according to current reimbursement guideline in Turkey. MATERIALS AND METHODS All testing that should be done befo...