Hepatitis B virus Genotyping Among Patients With Cirrhosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a worldwide public health problem. Nine HBV genotypes (A-I) have been already discovered. HBV genotypes are important both in the clinical manifestation of disease and treatment response. Moreover, HBV DNA without HBs (Hepatitis B surface)-antigenemia was detected in some patients with chronic hepatitis (occult hepatitis). There is little information about HBV genotypes and its relation to occult infection despite the importance of this infection in Khuzestan Province.

Objectives

This study aimed to determine both occult hepatitis B infection and HBV genotypes among cirrhotic patients.

Patients and methods

Thirty-eight patients with liver cirrhosis, including 11 (28.9%) HBsAg-positive patients and 27 (71.1%) patients wit

SUBMITTER: Ansari N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4417903 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature