The management of viral hepatitis in the setting of pregnancy requires special consideration.
There are five liver-specific viruses (hepatitis A, B, C, D, E), each with unique epidemiology …

Detection of occult hepatitis B requires assays of the highest sensitivity and specificity with a
lower limit of detection of less than 10 IU/mL for hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA and< 0.1 ng/mL …

The employment of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques for virus detection and
quantification offers the advantages of high sensitivity and reproducibility, combined with an …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is an enveloped virus with a small (3.2-kb) partially double-stranded
DNA genome that causes acute and chronic infections. The impact of these infections on …

BACKGROUND: Accurate quantitation of hepatitis B viral load is a critical aspect in
screening and monitoring HBV infection. OBJECTIVES: We used loop-mediated isothermal …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is the commonest cause of chronic hepatitis, with an
estimated global prevalence of 3.5%, and which leads to significant morbidity and mortality …

The superior sensitivity and specificity associated with the use of molecular assays has
greatly improved the field of infectious disease diagnostics by providing clinicians with …

Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection due to vertical transmission remains a critical
concern with regards to eliminating HBV infection. Implementation of hepatitis B vaccine, the …

Background. Hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-negative chronic hepatitis B infection has a
presentation and clinical course that is divergent from that of HBeAg-positive infection. The …

Quantitative detection of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in serum or plasma has become the most
direct and reliable method for monitoring chronic hepatitis B. Here, we report the …