Hepatitis B screening and positivity prior to chemotherapy. Background: Reactivation of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a well-recognized complication after immunosuppressive therapy and can lead ...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation may occur if someone has chronic HBV, prior exposure to HBV and is undergoing treatment, or a health condition that suppresses their immune system. The hepatitis B ...

The CDC recently updated its recommendations for hepatitis B infection testing, saying all adults should be tested at least once in their lifetime and a wider range should be periodically retested.

A 47-year-old asymptomatic woman has tested positive for hepatitis delta antigen (HDAg) (confirmed on repeat testing) and hepatitis Be antigen (HBeAg). The following test results are negative: ...

PARIS — People with HIV and resolved HBV infection who switched from tenofovir-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) to tenofovir-sparing regimens did not see clinically meaningful hepatitis B virus (HBV ...

Risk-Adapted Combined-Modality Therapy in Early-Stage Extranodal Natural Killer-/T-Cell Lymphoma: A Markov Model–Based Cost-Effectiveness Analysis This prospective observational study was conducted at ...

The hepatitis B vaccine can reduce your risk of developing the infection. But up to 10% of people may not respond to this vaccine. They may need to take extra steps to avoid hep B exposure. The ...

Chronic hepatitis B occurs when the body cannot eliminate the hepatitis B virus following an acute infection. Having chronic (or lifelong) hepatitis B can increase a person’s risk of developing ...

All adults should be tested for a hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection at least once in their lifetime, and a wider range should get periodic retesting, according to new CDC recommendations. The report ...