Occult HBV infection in HIV ‐infected adults and evaluation of pooled NAT for HBV

In conclusion, this study found a high prevalence of occult HBV infection among our HIV‐infected population. We also demonstrated that pooled HBV NAT is highly specific, moderately sensitive and cost‐effective. As conventional HBV viral load assays are expensive in resource‐limited settings such as India, pooled HBV DNA NAT might be a good way for detecting occult HBV infection and will reduce HBV‐associated complications.

Source: Journal of Viral Hepatitis - February 19, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: T. R. Dinesha, J. Boobalan, S. Sivamalar, D. Subashini, S. S. Solomon, K. G. Murugavel, P. Balakrishnan, D. M. Smith, S. Saravanan Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research