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Samples for hepatitis B testing can be collected at home.At-home hepatitis B testingrequires you to collect a blood sample, typically from a fingerstick using a very small needle provided in the test kit. Once a blood sample is collected, it is prepared according to the instructions contained...
certain toxins, some medications, some medical conditions, and frequently, a viral infection. Hepatitis B testing looks for the presence of an infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Over 800,000 people live with hepatitis B, and a majority are not even aware that they are infected. Hep...
hepatitis B is largely endemic in migrant communities, particularly amongst the Chinese and Vietnamese communities. Negative attitudes towards hepatitis B can be a major barrier to hepatitis B testing and linkage to care. This mixed-methods research explores the attitudes...
Testing, treatment, and virologic suppression are crucial elements of this strategy. Hepatitis B is a major concern in Africa, especially in HIV-infected patients who have a greater risk of liver fail- ure, cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and death [2]. Of the 36.7 million people living ...
12 Anti-HBc indicates antibody to the hepatitis B core antigen; anti-HBs, hepatitis B surface antibody; HBeAg, hepatitis B e-antigen; HBsAg, hepatitis B surface antigen; HBV, hepatitis B virus. aDefined as testing for anti-HBs and HBsAg, with or without testing for anti-HBc. bDefined by...
Hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) reactivation may occur after the use of biologic agents. During the last decade, utilization of biologics has changed the fate of many treated for cancer, autoimmune and connective tissue disease, maintenance of tr
The interpretation is based on the qualitative test results for hepatitis A serology (anti-HAV, IgM anti-HAV, and HAV-RNA); the qualitative test results for hepatitis B serology (HBsAg, anti-HBs, anti-HBc, IgM anti-HBc, HBeAg, and anti-HBe) and the quantitative test result for anti-HBs...
Hepatitis B, ‘e’ antigen (HBeAg) HBeAg, which is usually found withHBsAg, is indicative of active disease or high infectivity. Infectivity of this particle is so high that even 0.0001 ml serum containing infective virus could transmit the disease to another individual. Chronic persistence of th...
Resources on hepatitis B for professionals (https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hbv/profresourcesb.htm) A fact sheet on interpretation of hepatitis B serologic tests (https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hbv/pdfs/serologicchartv8.pdf) Information about HBV prevention, vaccination, transmission, screening, cou...