We hypothesized that acute infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) would diminish immuno-regulation of chronic hepatitis B (CHB), resulting in higher blood hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA levels. To test this hypothesis, we evaluated sequential HBV DNA levels in stored serum samples obtained from 9 men with CHB who acquired HIV infection. Three patterns of changes in HBV DNA levels were noted after HIV seroconversion. One man experienced the expected increase in HBV DNA, 3 men had stable HBV DNA levels, and, unexpectedly, 5 men had a mean decrease of 6.29 log10 copies/mL in the HBV DNA level, with hepatitis B e antigen no longer detectable in 4. Acute HIV infection is not consistently associated with an increased blood HBV DNA level. ...
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) has been documented to be a causative factor for acquired immun...
Backgrund and aim: Detection of HBV-DNA in HBsAg negative patients is defined as occult HBV infectio...
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have similar transmission routes, imp...
Background. Coinfection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) is commo...
Prevalence and impact of occult HBV infection in HIV positive patients is controversial. The aims of...
none8BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The prevalence and clinical significance of overt hepatitis B (OHB) i...
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) co-infection increases overall and liver-related mortality in people living ...
Background. Evolution of serological markers of hepatitis B virus ( HBV) carriage or infection has r...
UnlabelledAsymptomatic replication of human herpesviruses (HHV) is frequent in HIV-infected men and ...
<div><p>HBsAg clearance is associated with clinical cure of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infectio...
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is common among persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in...
To characterize occult HBV infection (OHB) in different compartments of HIV+ individuals. This retro...
DNA in serum samples from 415 HBsAg-negative, anti-HBc-positive patients: 150 were blood donors, 106...
The presence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) serological markers have been investigated in 101 Lebanese p...
Background: Occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (OBI) is characterized by HBV DNA persistence e...
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) has been documented to be a causative factor for acquired immun...
Backgrund and aim: Detection of HBV-DNA in HBsAg negative patients is defined as occult HBV infectio...
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have similar transmission routes, imp...
Background. Coinfection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) is commo...
Prevalence and impact of occult HBV infection in HIV positive patients is controversial. The aims of...
none8BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The prevalence and clinical significance of overt hepatitis B (OHB) i...
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) co-infection increases overall and liver-related mortality in people living ...
Background. Evolution of serological markers of hepatitis B virus ( HBV) carriage or infection has r...
UnlabelledAsymptomatic replication of human herpesviruses (HHV) is frequent in HIV-infected men and ...
<div><p>HBsAg clearance is associated with clinical cure of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infectio...
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is common among persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in...
To characterize occult HBV infection (OHB) in different compartments of HIV+ individuals. This retro...
DNA in serum samples from 415 HBsAg-negative, anti-HBc-positive patients: 150 were blood donors, 106...
The presence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) serological markers have been investigated in 101 Lebanese p...
Background: Occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (OBI) is characterized by HBV DNA persistence e...
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) has been documented to be a causative factor for acquired immun...
Backgrund and aim: Detection of HBV-DNA in HBsAg negative patients is defined as occult HBV infectio...
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have similar transmission routes, imp...