Incidence and determinants of spontaneous hepatitis B surface antigen seroclearance and seroconversion in hepatitis B e antigen ‐negative chronic infection patients: A population‐based prospective cohort

This study reveals HBsAg seroconversion rates and HBV DNA undetectability epidemiological characteristics of patients with HBsAg seroclearance and suggests that monitoring HBV DNA is needed when managing HBeAg ‐negative chronic patients, even after clearing HBsAg.

Source: Journal of Viral Hepatitis - November 26, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Liguo Zhu, Xiangjun Zhai, Qungang Wang, Jie Jiang, Hong Peng, Ci Song, Zijun Ge, Jiao Qian, MingHao Zhou, Yan Zhou, Jianfang Xu, Hongjian Liu, Dong Hang, Zhibin Hu, Hongbin Shen, Fengcai Zhu Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research