Hepatitis B (sometimes referred to as hep B) is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). It typically causes symptoms like stomach pain, dark urine, fatigue, fever, jaundice (yellowing ...

3 German Centre for Infection Research (Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung DZIF), Partner Site Hannover-Braunschweig, Hannover, Germany 4 Computational Biology for Individualised Medicine, ...

HBsAg is the hallmark of HBV infection and is the first serological marker to appear in acute hepatitis B. Most patients recovering from acute hepatitis B clear HBsAg within 4-6 months after onset ...

The innate immune system is essential for controlling viral infection. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) persistently infects human hepatocytes and causes hepatocellular carcinoma. However, the innate immune ...

Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection imposes a severe burden on global public health. Currently, there are no curative therapies for millions of chronic HBV-infected patients (Lok et al., 2017).

With several drugs in use that inhibit the hepatitis B virus polymerases (nucleos(t)ide analogues (or NUCs)), some argue that new direct-acting antiviral drugs, and new NUCs in particular ...

Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a common cause of viral ... all orders for HBsAg within a 17 month time period. Detailed chart review was performed to identify all patients who were ...

Healthcare professionals urge every adult to be tested at least once in their lifetime for hepatitis C and hepatitis B. The decline in reported infections over the last decade reflects, at least in ...

due to a viral infection. The most common types of viral hepatitis in the United States are hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Symptoms of viral hepatitis may include fatigue, jaundice ...

HealthDay News — For patients with hepatitis B virus, alcohol is associated with dose-dependent increased risks for cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to a review published online ...

17–21 28–36 The flow chart of literature was described in figure 1 ... It may emphasise the importance of screening for congenital abnormalities among mothers with HBV infection. Moreover, hepatitis B ...