Chronic Hepatitis B Virus
Scientists at University of Milan Discuss Research in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, April 16th, 2012
2012 APR 16 -- A new study, "Clinical implications of HBsAg quantification in patients with chronic hepatitis B," is now available. According to the authors of recent research from Milano, Italy, "Quantification of serum hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) helps the management of patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Median HBsAg levels differ significantly during the natural history of HBV infection, progressively declining from immune tolerance to inactive phase."
"The combination of an HBsAg <1000 IU/mL and HBV DNA <2000 IU/mL at a single time point accurately identifies true inactive carriers. During antiviral treatment, HBsAg...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2012-04-16)
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