In October 2018 a large number of international experts with complementary expertise came
together in Taormina to participate in a workshop on occult hepatitis B virus infection (OBI) …

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 …

Worldwide, some 240 million people have chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV), with the highest
rates of infection in Africa and Asia. Our understanding of the natural history of HBV infection …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a serious global public health problem. The infection may
be transmitted through sexual intercourse, parenteral contact or from an infected mother to …

Occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (OBI) refers to a condition in which replication-
competent viral DNA is present in the liver (with detectable or undetectable HBV DNA in the …

Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a complex clinical entity frequently associated
with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The persistence of HBV genomes in the …

Occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (OBI), alternatively defined as occult hepatitis B
(OHB), is a challenging clinical entity. It is recognized by two main characteristics: absence …

The potential interaction between chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and nonalcoholic fatty liver
disease (NAFLD), two of the most prevalent liver diseases worldwide, has not been well …

Background & Aims The interaction between chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and hepatic steatosis
is poorly understood. We investigated whether measurement of controlled attenuation …

We aimed to investigate the incidence of occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) in patients with
“cryptogenic” hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and to study the HBV replicative activity in …