Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection causes chronic hepatitis and has long term complications.
Individuals ever infected with HBV are at risk of viral reactivation under certain …

The long-lasting persistence of HBV genomes in the liver (and in some cases also in the
serum) of HBsAg negative subjects is termed occult HBV infection (OBI). This peculiar …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) affects approximately two billion people worldwide and more than
240 million people in the world are currently chronic carrier that could develop serious …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major cause of acute and chronic hepatitis, and of its
long-term complications. It is the most variable among DNA viruses, mostly because of its …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation occurs as a major complication of immunosuppressive
therapy among persons who have recovered from acute hepatitis and those who have …

Occult hepatitis B virus infection (OBI), characterized as the persistence of hepatitis B virus
(HBV) surface antigen (HBsAg) seronegativity and low viral load in blood or liver, is a …

To date, an estimated 300 million people worldwide have been infected with chronic
hepatitis B virus (HBV). Although anti-HBV therapies have improved the long-term survival …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation associated with various therapeutic interventions is an
important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with current or resolved HBV infection …

Occult hepatitis B (OHB) infection has been reported to play an important role in the
development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In this systematic review, a significantly …

Background HBsAg immune-escape mutations can favor HBV-transmission also in
vaccinated individuals, promote immunosuppression-driven HBV-reactivation, and increase …