Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a common cause of viral ... to HBsAg testing and also to ascertain likely cause of weakly positive (grayzone) results. Results During the 17 month study ...

It is effective in preventing infection by 80 to 100 percent if given within 24 hours for infants born to hepatitis B positive mothers, ideally with a hepatitis immunoglobulin, and completed with ...

Study: AGA Clinical Practice Guideline on the Prevention and Treatment of Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation in ... immune system in people who are either positive for the HBV surface antigen (HBsAg ...

The American Gastroenterology Association (AGA) updated its clinical practice guidelines for managing hepatitis B reactivation (HBVr) in at-risk individuals, recommending antiviral prophylaxis for ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have developed the first transgenic nonhuman primate model—genetically ...

We similarly followed 16 children of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive mothers. Results: Of low risk infants receiving a plasma-derived vaccine, 41% (42 of 102) of those whose primary ...

A new study published in the journal of Nature Scientific Reports found that anemia was almost three times as common in women ...