BACKGROUND/AIMS Evidence is accumulating that hepatitis B virus (HBV) is present in patients who are hepatitis B surface antigen negative but have antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc). Furthermore, recent studies have shown that patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who have antibody to hepatitis C virus (HCV) often possess HBV related serological markers. Data on the seroprevalence...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a global health problem and a public health threat in the present era. It is estimated that 2 billion people are infected with HBV and 350 million people suffer from chronic HBV infection in the world. India is a prosperous country in Asia and has peculiar geographical presence which is responsible for evasion of this land by traders and invaders in pas...

CONTEXT Liver transplantation is the best treatment option for end-stage liver disease following hepatitis B (HBV) infection. However, the high rate of recurrence of HBV infection following transplantation is a disadvantage of this option. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION Over the past 2 decades, the gold standard of prophylactic treatment for the prevention of HBV re-infection following liver transplant...

Approximately 350 million people worldwide are living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, and an estimated 620,000 die annually from complications of HBV-related liver disease [1]. In the United States, the incidence of acute HBV infection has declined substantially since 1985 as a result of the availability of effective HBV vaccines and widespread immunization of infants and high-r...

Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major health problem in the Asia-Pacific region. In the past decade, much progress has been made in the understanding and management of this disease. The introduction of universal vaccination has significantly reduced the incidence of perinatal infection in most Asia-Pacific countries. As the majority of the adult population have not been immunized...

Approximately 350 million people worldwide are living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, and an estimated 620,000 die annually from complications of HBV-related liver disease [1]. In the United States, the incidence of acute HBV infection has declined substantially since 1985 as a result of the availability of effective HBV vaccines and widespread immunization of infants and high-r...

The prevalence of hepatitis B viral (HBV) infection was assessed in 340 patients and 268 staff in a hospital for the mentally subnormal in Wessex. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), antibody to hepatitis B core antigen, antibody to HBsAg, e antigen (eAg), and antibody to eAg were used as markers of such infection. Forty patients and 10 staff had evidence of recent or current infection, while ...

Hemophilia is the most common congenital coagulative disorder which exposes the patients to many problems because of lack of coagulative factors, higher risk of viral infections and other complications. This study was designed to detect the prevalence of hepatitis B and C infection in hemophiliac patients referring to Kerman Samenalhojaj Center. For this purpose, 97 hemophiliac patients were st...

The aim of our investigation was to evaluate, with a prevalence study, the modes of transmission of Hepatitis B virus (HBV), within infected subjects and their household contacts in the State of Amazon, western Brazilian Amazon. We studied 97 index cases and 258 household contacts. Out of the 258 household contacts of HBV, 51.6% had serological markers of a past infection, 12.0% signs of active...