[HTML][HTML] Update on occult hepatitis B virus infection

M Makvandi - World journal of gastroenterology, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The event of mutations in the surface antigen gene of hepatitis B virus (HBV) results in
undetectable hepatitis B surface antigen with positive/negative anti-hepatitis B core (anti …

[PDF][PDF] Hepatitis B in Iran

SH Merat, R Malekzadeh, H Rezvan, M Khatibian - 2000 - sid.ir
The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is one of the most common chronic pathogens in the world. Over
2 billion of the world's population have been exposed to this virus. About 350 million of …

[HTML][HTML] Post-transfusion occult hepatitis B (OBI): a global challenge for blood recipients and health authorities

MK Arababadi, G Hassanshahi, AA Pourfathollah… - Hepatitis …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatitis B is one of the most frequent post-transfusion infections. Occult hepatitis B infection
(OBI) is a form of hepatitis B infection in which, despite the presence of HBV-DNA in the …

A point prevalence survey of antimicrobial prescribing in four Nigerian Tertiary Hospitals

OO Oduyebo, AT Olayinka, KC Iregbu… - Annals of Tropical …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Results: Of 828 patients eligible for the study, 69.7% received antibiotics, with highest rates
in the adult Intensive Care Unit. There were therapeutic indications in 51.2% of the …

Seroepidemiology of hepatitis B, delta and human immunodeficiency virus infections in Hamadan province, Iran: a population based study.

S Amini, MF Mahmoodi, S Andalibi… - The Journal of tropical …, 1993 - europepmc.org
The epidemiologic features of HBV, HDV and HIV in the general population of Hamadan
province of Iran were studied. A total of 4930 subjects (1649 males and 3281 females) …

[HTML][HTML] Seroprevalence of HIV, HBV and HCV in persons referred to hamadan behavioral counseling center, west of Iran

F Keramat, P Eini, MM Majzoobi - Iranian Red Crescent Medical …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C
virus (HCV) are three important prevalent infections all over the world. The aim of this study …

[HTML][HTML] Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus among hemodialysis patients in Bushehr province, southern Iran: HBV seroprevalence in hemodialysis patients

AA Mostaghni, A Soltanian, E Mokhtari, S Japoni… - Hepatitis …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus among hemodialysis patients in Bushehr province, southern
Iran - PMC Back to Top Skip to main content NIH NLM Logo Access keys NCBI Homepage …

[HTML][HTML] Intra-familial transmission of hepatitis B virus infection in Zahedan

H Hatami, M Salehi, E Sanei, S Khosravi… - Iranian red crescent …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The household transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major health
problem. The prevalence rate of this infection is reported about 11% to 57% among family …

Epidemiology, risk factors, and molecular characterization of occult hepatitis B infection among anti‐hepatitis B core antigen alone subjects

Z Azarkar, M Ziaee, A Ebrahimzadeh… - Journal of Medical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Features of occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection among the anti‐hepatitis B
core antigen (anti‐HBc) positives have yet to be described in more details. This study aimed …

[PDF][PDF] Occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection: a global challenge for medicine

S Assar, M Kazemi Arababadi, B Nasiri Ahmadabadi… - Clinical …, 2012 - core.ac.uk
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a serious risk as a disease that can be spread through blood
transfusion. Occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) is defined in a patient with the presence of HBV …