Epidemiology, risk factors, and molecular characterization of occult hepatitis B infection among anti ‐hepatitis B core antigen alone subjects

ConclusionOur study suggests that OBI should be considered among anti ‐HBc seropositive subjects. This form of HBV infection was accompanied with some mutations, risk factors, and diseases. However, further investigations are needed to determine virological importance of documented mutations.

Source: Journal of Medical Virology - November 8, 2018 Category: Virology Authors: Zohreh Azarkar, Masood Ziaee, Azadeh Ebrahimzadeh, Gholamreza Sharifzadeh, Davod Javanmard Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research