ArticleJournal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences2014
Occult hepatitis B virus infection among human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with isolated hepatitis B core antibody in Isfahan, Iran.
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- Prevalence of hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and tuberculosis among people living with HIV in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Pooled it
- High Burden of Occult Hepatitis B Infection in HIV-Infected Patients in Southern Vietnam: Insights from Serological and Molecular Analysis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Prevalence of Overt and Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection among HIV-Positive People Referring to Consultation Center for Behavioral Diseases, Kurdistan Province, IranIranian biomedical journal · 2021Article
- Human immunodeficiency virus and viral hepatitis among high-risk groups: Understanding the knowledge gap in the Middle East and North Africa Region.World journal of hepatology · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundDetection of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genomes without detectable hepatitis B surface antigen (HBs-Ag) is termed occult HBV infection (OHBV) that may be transmitted by blood transfusion or organ transplantation and has acute reactivation when an immunosuppressive status like human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection occurs. We aimed to evaluate OHBV in HIV-infected patients with isolated antibodies to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) in Isfahan, Iran. MATERIALS AND
methodsIn a cross-sectional study during August-September 2011, serum samples from HIV-infected patients who attended Isfahan Consultation Center for Behavioral Diseases were tested for HBs-Ag and anti-HBc using ELISA method. HBV-deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) was detected and quantified in plasma of HBs-Ag negative/anti-HBc positive subjects by real-time polymerase chain reaction.
resultsFrom 64 HIV-positive individuals, 12 (18%) patients were HBs-Ag negative/anti-HBc positive, and from those 3 (25%) had detectable HBV-DNA in their plasma.
conclusionIt seems that occult HBV might be assessed and be treated in HIV-infected patients.
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