The investigation regarding the clinical significance of quantitative hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc) in HCC patients after transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is rare. The aim of this study was to determine the prognostic significance of anti-HBc in HCC patients after TACE. A total of 66 HCC patients with complete data and treated with TACE in Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical Univers...

OBJECTIVE To study the distribution of the hepatitis B antibody (anti-HBc) based on a national serosurvey from 10 Mexican states showing a mean HBV prevalence higher than the national one. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a cross-sectional study. During 2003, anti-HBc was analyzed at INSP in 19 907 sera, and the related sociodemographic factors were determined. RESULTS Anti-HBc prevalence was...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Anesthesiologists are especially exposed to blood and secretions. Hepatitis B virus infection is the major occupational risk for health care professionals. This study aimed at evaluating the prevalence of Ag-HBs, anti-HBs and anti-HBc among anesthesiologists of the city of Goiânia, as well as their vaccination status. METHODS Participated in this study 90 out of 200 ...

BACKGROUND Prisons are important settings for blood-borne virus control because of the high prevalence of hepatitis C and B viral infections (HCV and HBV), and behaviours associated with transmission among prisoners. METHODS Data from sentinel laboratories in England were used to identify testing for hepatitis C (anti-HCV) and hepatitis B [hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and anti-hepatiti...

In this report, we examine the adaptability of commercially available serological kits to detect antibodies markers for viral hepatitis in oral fluid samples. We also assessed the prevalence of hepatitis A, B, and C virus-specific antibodies, and related risk factors for these infectious diseases through sensitivity of the tests in saliva samples to evaluate if oralfluid can be an alternative t...

OBJECTIVE To determine markers of HBV infection and detect the presence of its occult infection in serum of a cohort of adult Nigerians. METHODOLOGY The study involved 28 adult Nigerians with viral hepatitis (Group 1) and 28 apparently healthy adult Nigerians as controls (Group 2). Their sera were assayed for HBsAg, HBeAg, anti-HBe, anti-HBc, anti-HBs, and anti-HCV, while HBV DNA was determin...

Preventing hepatitis B virus and other transfusion-transmitted infectious diseases relies on stringent blood-donor qualifications and on serological screening for infectious disease markers among potential donors. Several studies have evaluated the reduced risk of transfusion-transmitted infections that comes from screening for hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc) in addition to testing for hep...

BACKGROUND Data on hepatitis B virus (HBV) prevalence are limited in developing countries. There is also limited information of consistent condom use efficacy for reducing HBV transmission at the population level. The study goal was to evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with HBV infection in Peru, and the relationship between anti-HBc positivity and consistent condom use. METHODS ...

BACKGROUND Routine HBV PCR screening of blood donations to our institutes was introduced in January 1997 to complete the NAT screening program for transfusion-relevant viruses. Testing was successively extended to customer transfusion services with a total of 1,300,000 samples tested per year. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Minipools of 96 blood donation samples were formed by automatic pipettors. ...

conclusions although hdv had low prevalence in our area, it is vital to plan preventive strategies for hdv spread as well as hbv prevention. it is particularly important to suspect hdv infection in active hbv carriers to manage a particularly severe dual infection. hdv infection should be suspected even in negative hbsag patients having “isolated anti-hbc” profile. results prevalence of hdv was...