HEPATITIS B VIRAL INFECTION: FROM ABORTING TRANSMISSION TO LIVER TRANSPLANTATION -- AWARENESS IS THE KEY.superimposed trainingSVDOFDMThe article discusses various reports published within the issue including one by Dr. AT Mohan and Dr. M Hariharan on the effectiveness of telbivudine for the treatment...
Hepatitis B is inflammation of the liver caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The infection is called acute when a person first becomes infected. The infection becomes chronic when a person has symptoms for 6 months or longer. HBV infection can be prevented with 2 or 3 doses of ...
Management of hepatic decompensation in the setting of hepatitis B virus infection Standard care in patients with HBV-associated liver decompensation starts with detailed investigation of the stage of HBV, the presence of any 2 viral coinfections, and addressing the signs of decompensation, such as ...
Liver failure.This is when your liver is no longer able to do its work. You may also hear it called “end-stage” liver disease. This can happen in severe cases of chronic hepatitis B. Hepatitis D.This is another infection that only happens to people with chronic hepatitis B. It makes...
In all of the patients with chronic HB prior to transplantation who survived more than 2 months after transplantation, recurrent infection of the graft developed despite perioperative HB immunoglobulin therapy. The patient with acute fulminant hepatitis B pretransplant has done well postoperatively and ...
Prophylactic managements of hepatitis B viral infection in liver transplantation Liver transplantation (LT) is a considerably effectivetreatment for patients with end-stage hepatitis B virus(HBV)-related liver disease. However, HBV infe... T Onoe - 《World Journal of Gastroenterology》 被引量: 1发...
An HBV infection is classified as chronic if it remains in the body formore thansix months. It is a primary global health concern sinceit can lead to chronic liver disease,including cirrhosis,HCC, and chronic hepatitis. There are various phases to the evolution of chronic hepatitis B:...
Presents a review of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, which is a cause of chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The aspects of HBV infection, including the role of the immune system in determining the outcome of clinical infection, developments in molecular studies of th...
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection was demonstrated to be a risk factor of several cancers of the digestive system. In addition, liver cirrhosis, which could possibly result from chronic HBV infection, was associated with a higher risk of gastric cancer. However, the association of HBV infection...
The hepatitis B virus (HBV), discovered in 1966, infects more than 350 million people worldwide.1 Hepatitis B is a leading cause of chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma, accounting for 1 million deaths annually. Knowledge of the intricacies of viral infection and of the mo...