Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is associated with liver diseases, including chronic hepatitis, which notably increases the risk of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development. Although ...

With an ever increasing number of patients being treated with IVIg for a wide array of immune-mediated disease, it is important that passive antibody transfer is considered when unexpected ...

Background: The duration of protection after hepatitis B vaccination of infants is unknown. Methods: We determined antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs) at 4-13 years of age in 363 ...

HIV-diagnostic technology has traditionally relied on the detection of HIV-specific antibodies that form several weeks after ... a point-of-care test simultaneously detecting HIV, hepatitis B, and ...