Hepatitis B assessment without hepatitis B virus DNA quantification: a prospective cohort study in Uganda | Zendy

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Hepatitis B assessment without hepatitis B virus DNA quantification: a prospective cohort study in Uganda

Author(s) -

Nicolas Laing,

Henry Tufton,

Emmanuel Ochola,

Ojok Godfrey P’Kingston,

Mala K. Maini,

Nicholas Easom

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

transactions of the royal society of tropical medicine and hygiene

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725

H-Index - 105

eISSN - 1878-3503

pISSN - 0035-9203

DOI - 10.1093/trstmh/try117

Subject(s) - hepatitis b virus , medicine , hepatitis b , cohort , prospective cohort study , virology , viral load , immunology , hepatitis , cohort study , virus

Chronic hepatitis B infection affects 240 million people, with the highest prevalence in Africa and Asia, and results in 700 000 deaths annually. Access to diagnostics, particularly for hepatitis B virus viral load quantification (HBV DNA), is a major barrier to treatment. We aimed to test World Health Organization guidelines for hepatitis B management in resource-limited settings.

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