The clinical course of infections with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) substantially varies between
individuals, as a consequence of a complex interplay between viral, host, environmental and …

With a widespread distribution but low prevalence worldwide, the hepatitis B virus (HBV)
genotype G (HBV/G) is a recently described genotype for which the origin and biology are …

Defining the epidemiology of occult HBV infection (OBI) is difficult because it relies on
disparate sets of data and on the respective performance of both hepatitis B surface antigen …

Co-infection of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and/or hepatitis C virus (HCV) with human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has an adverse effect on liver disease progression. This study …

Despite the implementation of various vaccination programs, hepatitis B virus (HBV) poses a
considerable health problem in Saudi Arabia. Insight on HBV evolutionary history in the …

Results: The most commonly detected diversities affect regulatory motifs of HBV in the core
and S region, indicating that these alterations may convert the virus to an aggressive strain …

There are limited recent data worldwide on clinical and virological outcomes in hepatitis B
virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfected patients on dual active …

The genetic diversity of the HBV S gene has a significant impact on the prophylaxis and
treatment of hepatitis B infection. The effect of selective pressure on this genetic alteration …

Occult hepatitis B virus (OBI) in HIV‐infected groups is still debated, as well as the
associated risk‐factors and clinical significance. In this paper, we examined a total of 405 …

Infection by hepatitis B virus (HBV) is responsible for approximately 296 million chronic
cases of hepatitis B, and roughly 880,000 deaths annually. The global burden of HBV is …