Hepatitis B virus research in South Africa

MB Maepa, A Ely, A Kramvis, K Bloom, K Naidoo… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Despite being vaccine-preventable, hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains the seventh
leading cause of mortality in the world. In South Africa (SA), over 1.9 million people are …

[HTML][HTML] Global prevalence of occult HBV infection in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis

J Wu, J He, H Xu - Annals of Hepatology, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction and Objectives Occult HBV infection (OBI) is a specific form of hepatitis
B virus (HBV) infection and has the possibility of developing into hepatocellular carcinoma …

A box-in-box supramolecular assembly for the highly selective recognition of natural, epigenetically and chemically modified cytosines in water

SQ Qin, W Xu, QQ Wang, RY Chen, DZ Yang… - Organic Chemistry …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
A novel tetracationic macrocycle (1) was synthesized as a size-complementary cation for
recognizing sulfonatocalix [4] arene (SC4H) anions. Complexation between 1 and SC4H …

Hepatitis B virus genotype G: the odd cousin of the family

NM Araujo, C Osiowy - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Estimates of the prevalence of occult HBV infection in Asia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

WY Xie, C Sun, H He, C Deng, Y Sheng - Infectious Diseases, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Purpose Occult Hepatitis B virus infection (OBI) is of great significance to the
transmission of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and the evolution of the patient's clinical outcome …

Persistent hepatitis B viraemia with polymerase mutations among HIV/HBV co-infected patients on HBV-active ART in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

N Msomi, R Parboosing, E Wilkinson, J Giandhari… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
To understand the problem of persistent Hepatitis B virus (HBV) viraemia in HIV/HBV co-
infected patients on HBV-active antiretroviral therapy (ART), we assessed the rate of HBV …

HBcAb positivity is a risk factor for an increased detectability of HIV RNA after switching to a two-drug regimen lamivudine-based (2DR-3TC-based) treatment: analysis …

V Malagnino, E Teti, M Compagno, L Coppola… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the presence of anti-hepatitis B (HBV) c
antibodies (HBcAb positivity) could influence the control of Human Immunodeficiency Virus …

Comorbidities and Monitoring in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B on Nucleos (t) ide Analogues Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Malaysia, Southeast Asia: A Critical …

KE Bello, IJ Kelechi, ZA David… - … Journal of Medical …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a significant global public health concern in
Malaysia. It is a potentially life-threatening liver disease caused by the hepatitis B virus …

Hepatitis B screening practices and viral control among persons living with HIV in urban Senegal

A Ramírez Mena, JM Tine, L Fortes… - Journal of viral …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection affects> 10% of the general population and is the
leading cause of liver cirrhosis and cancer in West Africa. Despite current recommendations …

Prevalence of hepatitis B virus among people in Somalia and among Somalian immigrants in diaspora: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

AS Ali Mude, YA Nageye… - Microbes and Infectious …, 2024 - mid.journals.ekb.eg
Background: The burden of the hepatitis B virus in Somalia is of epidemiological
significance. This study aims to assess the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) among the …