Open AccessStandardized Hepatitis B Virus RNA Quantification in Untreated and Treated Chronic Patients: a Promising Marker of Infection Follow-Up
Author(s) -
María Francesca Cortese,
Mar RiveiroBarciela,
David Tabernero,
Francisco Rodríguez-Algarra,
Adriana Palom,
Sara Sopena,
Ariadna RandoSegura,
Luisa Roade,
Alison Kuchta,
Roser FerrerCosta,
Josep Quer,
Beatriz Pacín,
Marta Vila,
Rosario Casillas,
Selene García-García,
Rafael Estebán,
Tomàs Pumarola,
María Buti,
Francisco RodríguezFrías
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
microbiology spectrum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2165-0497
DOI - 10.1128/spectrum.02149-21
Subject(s) - virology , chronic hepatitis , hepatitis a virus , virus , medicine , biology
This study focused on the quantification of circulating HBV RNA by using a standardized and sensitive assay. Thanks to this system we observed a higher difference between circulating HBV DNA and RNA than previously reported.