HBV reactivation after hematopoietic cell transp lantation in an hbsab-positive recipient: Role of HBV DNA quantitative assay.

Correlation between HBsAg quantitative assay results and HBV DNA levels in chronic HBV

BACKGROUND Viral load has been used to diagnose and monitor patients who are being treated for chronic hepatitis B (CHB). The Diagnosis methods are molecular-based and expensive. Quantitation of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) by automated chemiluminescent micro-particle immunoassay has been proposed to be a surrogate marker. Quantitating HBV DNA levels molecularly is expensive; thus, a che...

High pretransplant HBV level predicts HBV reactivation after kidney transplantation in HBV infected recipients

PURPOSE HBsAg-positive kidney recipients are at increased risk for mortality and graft failure. The aims of this study were to identify the outcomes of HBsAg-positive recipients who received preemptive antiviral agents after successful kidney transplantation and to analyze risk factors for HBV reactivation. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 944 patients performed kidn...

correlation between hbsag quantitative assay results and hbv dna levels in chronic hbv

Factors associated with postoperative HBV reactivation in HBV related hepatocellular carcinoma patients with HBV-DNA levels less than the minimum

Objective: This study was aim to clarify the postoperative hepatitis B virus reactivation (PHR) and risk factors of PHR in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-DNA levels less than the minimum. And to figure out the significance of antiviral therapy on liver function recovery after hepatectomy. Methods: A total of 74 HCC patients with preoperative HBV-DNA levels ...

Monitoring of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) DNA and Risk of HBV Reactivation in B-Cell Lymphoma: A Prospective Observational Study.

BACKGROUND There is no standard management of reactivation of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in HBV-resolved patients without hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), but with antibodies against hepatitis B core antigen and/or antibodies against HBsAg (anti-HBs). METHODS We conducted a prospective observational study to evaluate the occurrence of HBV reactivation by serial monthly monitoring o...