Occult Hepatitis B: Clinical Viewpoint and Management
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Occult Hepatitis B: Clinical Viewpoint and Management
Occult HBV infection (OBI) is defined as HBV DNA detection in serum or in the liver by sensitive diagnostic tests in HBsAg-negative patients with or without serologic markers of previous viral exposure. OBI seems to be higher among subjects at high risk for HBV infection and with liver disease. OBI can be both a source of virus contamination in blood and organ donations and the reservoir for fu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Hepatitis Research and Treatment
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2090-1364,2090-1372
DOI: 10.1155/2013/259148