How does HIV coinfection affect the natural history and treatment of hepatitis B?

HBV is one of five "hepatitis viruses" known to primarily infect the liver that have been found thus far. Hepatitis A, hepatitis C, hepatitis D, and hepatitis E ... Functional cure, defined as “sustained durable HBsAg loss with undetectable serum DNA allowing treatment cessation” may be a more realistic goal. A combination ... HBsAg Positive or Reactive ... Most patients clear the HBeAg or e antigen part of Hepatitis B in the first 6 months, but some do not clear the HBsAg or surface ... Oct 4, 2023 ... ... (HBsAg). Normally, the HbsAg should be negative. If the pregnant ... Preventing HBV reactivation — If a person with chronic HBV ... Oct 26, 2008 ... 523. Hepatitis B PEP: Exposed is known vaccine responder & source is HBsAg negative / Other combinations for unvaccinated exposed / Known ... All positive test results (HBsAg, IgM anti-HBc, HBeAg, or HBV DNA) from laboratories and facilities must be reported to the Colorado Department of Public Health ... Approximately 24,000 persons with chronic HBV infection (identified through prenatal HBsAg laboratory testing) give birth in the U.S. each year (3). Of ... HBsAg stands for Hepatitis B surface antigen, which is a protein found on the outer surface of the Hepatitis B virus (HBV). This antigen can be detected in the ... HBsAg seroclearance was durable for treated and nontreated patients and lasted, on average, over 13 years without seroreversion. HBsAg carriers have all of the HBV antigens and HBV. Address reprint requests to: Jay H. Hoofnagle, M.D., Liver Diseases. Section, Building 10, Room 4-D-52 ...