Coinfection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) is common in the human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV)-infected patient because of shared modes of transmission. HBV does not appear to alter HIV disease ...
While acute hepatitis B infection is often resolved by the immune system, CHB occurs when the body's defences are unable to ...
People fully vaccinated against hepatitis B who are not immunocompromised can expect sustained immunity throughout their ...
Hepatitis B doesn't only affect adults. Babies can get it from their mothers at birth, as well as from others who are ...
Aligos Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on improving patient outcomes through best-in-class ...
Large-scale data on the hepatitis D virus (HDV)/hepatitis B virus (HBV) co-infection rate is needed to estimate the current ...
Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, in collaboration with Kumamoto University in Japan, have assessed a new rapid diagnostic test to identify pregnant women at elevated risk of transmitting ...
Health care workers are at higher risk of hepatitis B infection due to occupational exposure to blood and body fluids.