Map** hepatitis B virus genotypes on the African continent from 1997 to 2021: a systematic review with meta-analysis

HM Kafeero, D Ndagire, P Ocama, CD Kato… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) has ten genotypes (A–J) and over 40 sub-genotypes based on the
divergence of≥ 8% and 4 to< 8% in the complete genome respectively. These genotypes …

HIV/HBV coinfection: understanding the complex interactions and their impact on spontaneous HBV clearance, chronic liver damage, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular …

J **ao, Y Zhang, J Wu, W Zou - AIDS reviews, 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
Compared to either HIV or hepatitis B virus (HBV) monoinfected individuals, HIV/HBV-
coinfected individuals have a decreased probability of spontaneous HBV clearance and a …

Characterization of full-length genomes of hepatitis B virus quasispecies in sera of patients at different phases of infection

ZT Yang, SY Huang, L Chen, F Liu… - Journal of Clinical …, 2015 - journals.asm.org
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection results in different clinical presentation due to different
levels of immune response. Our study aimed to characterize HBV full-length genome …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and molecular characteristics of occult hepatitis B virus infection among blood donors in Huzhou City, eastern China

Y Mo, F **, D Li, W Zou, J Zhong, Z Tong, W Wang… - Gene, 2024 - Elsevier
Occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection (OBI) is a significant challenge for HBV prevention
and control. We investigated the prevalence and surface (S) gene mutations of OBI among …

Host immunity and HBV S gene mutation in HBsAg-negative HBV-infected patients

X Liu, S Chen, H Liu, J Lou - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Clinically, some patients whose HBsAg becomes negative owing to antiviral
therapy or spontaneously still show a low level of HBV DNA persistence in serum. T …

HBsAg mutations related to occult hepatitis B virus infection in HIV‐positive patients result in a reduced secretion and conformational changes of HBsAg

A Sadeghi, E Shirvani‐Dastgerdi… - Journal of medical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) is a frequent finding in human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‐infected patients. While several related mutations in the …

Analysis of HBV basal core promoter/precore gene variability in patients with HBV drug resistance and HIV co-infection in Northwest Ethiopia

Y Belyhun, UG Liebert, M Maier - Plos one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background We recently reported complex hepatitis B virus (HBV) drug resistant and
concomitant vaccine escape hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) variants during human …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular characterization of near full-length genomes of hepatitis B virus isolated from predominantly HIV infected individuals in Botswana

M Anderson, WT Choga, S Moyo, TG Bell, T Mbangiwa… - Genes, 2018 - mdpi.com
The World Health Organization plans to eliminate hepatitis B and C Infections by 2030.
Therefore, there is a need to study and understand hepatitis B virus (HBV) epidemiology and …

Overt and occult hepatitis B virus infection among treatment‐naïve HIV‐infected patients in Brazil

MP Oliveira, PS Lemes, MAD Matos… - Journal of medical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Although hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co‐infection is
common, only few data are available on HBV among HIV patients including occult hepatitis …

Evolution of hepatitis B serological markers in HIV coinfected patients: a case study

ALCC Toscano, MCM Corrêa - Revista de saude publica, 2017 - SciELO Public Health
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the evolution of serological markers among HIV and
hepatitis B coinfected patients, with emphasis on evaluating the reactivation or …