HCV antibody-negative subjects were assumed to be HCV RNA negative [22]. This HIV/HCV categorization and the use of viremia (vs. ICD-9 code for example) enable comparisons by HIV and HCV status simultaneously, while minimizing the potential for misclassification bias. Covariates Demographic ...
significant association between risk of atherogenesis and HBV infection patients [5,6]. One previous study from a population of high HBV prevalence further expressed that HBV serological markers including hepatitis B surface antigen, hepatitis B surface antibody, hepatitis B e antigen, hepatitis B e ...
HBV vaccination was administered (20 mcg) following the standard regimen, and Hepatitis B serum antibody (HbsAb) titers were assessed three months after the final dose. The response to HBV vaccines was categorized as an ‘adequate’ immune response (≥10 IU/L) and ‘effective’ immune response...