Assessment of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis is crucial for the management of patients with chronic hepatitis B. The presence of at least moderate liver fibrosis is an important indication for antiviral ...

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With several drugs in use that inhibit the hepatitis B virus polymerases (nucleos(t)ide analogues (or NUCs)), some argue that new direct-acting antiviral drugs, and new NUCs in particular ...

In addition to HBsAg, other viral markers such as hepatitis B core-related antigen (HBcrAg) are available, but their potential association with HBV-specific immune responses is not defined yet, which ...

Anti-nuclear antibodies and anti-smooth muscle actin antibodies were negative. Tests for hepatitis B, hepatitis C virus, and HIV were also negative. The necessity of liver biopsy remains controversial ...

Study: AGA Clinical Practice Guideline on the Prevention and Treatment of Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation in At ... HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) or HBV core antibody (anti-HBc).

Hepatitis B (sometimes referred to as hep B) is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). It typically causes symptoms like stomach pain, dark urine, fatigue, fever, jaundice (yellowing ...

Screening for hepatitis B virus is the first crucial step for patients ... antibodies to HBV surface Ag (anti-HBs), and HBV total core Ag (anti-HBc). Those with positive anti-HBc are at risk ...

In this paper, the authors present an interesting strategy to interfere with the HBV life cycle: the preparation of geranyl and peptides' dimers that could impede the correct assembly of hepatitis B ...