Quantitative HBsAg levels do not identify hepatic fibrosis in HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B patients

Conclusion: Serum qHBsAg levels do not help differentiate between those with HBV DNA <2000 or 2000 – 20,000 IU/mL or distinguish patients with significant fibrosis. Moreover, more than half of the patients with non-significant fibrosis have a qHBsAg level greater than 1000 IU/mL.

http://www.saudijgastro.com/text.asp?2019/25/5/286/257329

Source: The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology - September 25, 2019 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Fatima A Ahmed Maryam S Bajaifar Mohammed A Ahmed Abduljaleel Alalwan Faraaz A Sanai Khalid Albeladi Abdulrahman A Aljumah Faisal M Sanai Source Type: research