Open AccessThe Prevalence and Significance of Occult Hepatitis B Virus in a Prospective Cohort of HIV-Infected Patients
Author(s) -
Norah J. Shire,
Susan D. Rouster,
Sharon B. Stanford,
Jason T. Blackard,
Christina M. Martin,
Carl J. Fichtenbaum,
Kenneth E. Sherman
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0b013e31802e29a9
Subject(s) - hbsag , hepatitis b virus , medicine , serology , occult , virology , hepatitis b , polymerase chain reaction , immunology , gastroenterology , virus , biology , antibody , pathology , biochemistry , alternative medicine , gene
Occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) is defined as low-level HBV DNA without hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). Prevalence estimates vary widely. We determined the prevalence of occult HBV at the University of Cincinnati Infectious Diseases Center (IDC).