Hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA diagnosis plays a critical role in the transmission of HBV infections. Accurate protocols detection will reduce spread from blood donors. Therefore, this research compared detecting potentials three different detection. Blood 200 donors at University college bank Ibadan were sampled and tested for using ABON™ HBsAg Surface Antigen Tests (strip test), Monolisa TM ULTR...

BACKGROUND Hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection is considered to cause more severe hepatitis than hepatitis B virus (HBV) monoinfection. With more than 9.5 million HBV-infected people, Vietnam will face an enormous health burden. The prevalence of HDV in Vietnamese HBsAg-positive patients is speculative. Therefore, we assessed the prevalence of HDV in Vietnamese patients, determined the HDV-genoty...

background: hepatitis b virus (hbv) gene and protein variations are frequently been seen in chronic patients. the aims of study were to determine the genotypes as well as the patterns of variations distribution in chronically-infected patients from the central part of iran. methods: the surface gene was amplified, sequenced and subsequently aligned using international and national iranian datab...

objective(s) the aim of this study was to characterize the hepatitis b virus surface protein genotypes and sequence variations among hepatitis b virus surface antigen (hbsag) positive chronic patients in hormozgan province, south of iran. materials and methods a total of 8 patients enrolled in this study. the surface gene was amplified and directly sequenced. genotypes and nucleotide/amino acid...

The gut microbiota in the hepatitis B virus related acute-on-chronic liver failure (HBV-ACLF) is poorly defined. We aim to uncover characteristics of HBV-ACLF and other HBV associated pathologies. analyzed microbiome patients with or pathologies healthy individuals by 16S rRNA sequencing metagenomic fecal samples. 212 HBV-ACLF, 252 chronic (CHB), 162 HBV-associated cirrhosis (HBV-LC) 877 were r...

(1) All HIV-positive patients should have serum markers for hepatitis B checked (HBsAg, anti-HBc and/or antiHBs) tests within a month of diagnosis [II]. (2) All those negative for hepatitis B markers should be immunized and anti-HBs checked at 12 weeks. Patients failing to respond to a conventional course of 20 mg vaccine should received booster doses and/or a repeat vaccination cycle with the ...

HBs protein is encoded by the pre-S and S genome, and the detection of HBs antigen (HBsAg) in sera is an initial step for the diagnosis of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The “a” determinant region (amino acid residues 124–147) is the main epitope for inducing a protective immune response. Mutations in the “a” determinant region, known as escape mutants, affect antigenicity and hinder attemp...

The hepatitis B virus (HBV) belongs to the hepadnavirus family. The genome of the virus, formed by a small DNA molecule with 3,200 base pairs, has 4 strongly overlapping protein coding regions: ORF preS/S, corresponding to the envelope proteins that constitute the HBV surface antigen (HBsAg); ORF preC/C, which encodes the viral capsid component (core antigen or HBcAg) and a non-structural prote...

The aim of this study was to examine the contribution of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) to pregnancy-related complications including gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), preterm birth (PTB), intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), pre-eclampsia, antepartum haemorrhage and cholestasis. The Nationwide Inpatient Sample was queried for all pregnancy-related discharges, pregnanc...