Usefulness of quantitative hepatitis B surface antigen testing in hepatitis B community-based screening.

CONCLUSION: Approximately 60% of HBsAg carriers had HBV LVL, and qHBsAg <8 IU/mL accurately predicts LVL. This quantitative test provides additional information for community-based screening.
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Source: J Formos Med Assoc - September 3, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: Chang KC, Lee CY, Chang TS, Hung CH, Chen WM, Chen MY, Huang TJ, Chiu WN, Hu JH, Lin YC, Huang WC, Hsu NT, Lu SN Tags: J Formos Med Assoc Source Type: research