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dc.creatorMina, P.en
dc.creatorGeorgiadou, S. P.en
dc.creatorRizos, C.en
dc.creatorDalekos, G. N.en
dc.creatorRigopoulou, E. I.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-23T10:39:40Z
dc.date.available2015-11-23T10:39:40Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier10.3748/wjg.v16.i2.225
dc.identifier.issn1007-9327
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11615/31032
dc.description.abstractAIM: To assess the hepatitis B virus (HBV)-DNA and the prevalence of occult HBV infection in end-stage renal failure (ESRF) patients from Central Greece. METHODS: Sera from 366 ESRF patients attending five out of six dialysis units from Central Greece were investigated for HBV-DNA by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Only serum samples with repeatedly detectable HBV-DNA were considered positive. IgG antibodies to hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) were tested by a third generation enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), while IgG antibodies to hepatitis E virus (anti-HEV) were tested by two commercially available ELISAs. RESULTS: HBV-DNA was detected in 15/366 patients (4.1%) and HBsAg in 20/366 (5.5%). The prevalence of occult HBV infection was 0.9% (3/346 HBsAg-negative patients). Occult HBV was not associated with a specific marker of HBV infection or anti-HCV or anti-HEV reactivity. There was no significant difference in HBV-DNA titres, demographic and biochemical features, between patients with occult HBV infection and those with HBsAg-positive chronic HBV infection. CONCLUSION: In central Greece, 4% of ESRF patients had detectable HBV-DNA, though in this setting, the prevalence of occult HBV seems to be very low (0.9%). (C) 2010 Baishideng. All rights reserved.en
dc.sourceWorld Journal of Gastroenterologyen
dc.source.uri<Go to ISI>://WOS:000273713600011
dc.subjectHepatitis B virus-DNAen
dc.subjectOccult hepatitis B virus infectionen
dc.subjectHaemodialysisen
dc.subjectHepatitis Ben
dc.subjectReal-time polymerase chain reactionen
dc.subjectCHRONIC-RENAL-FAILUREen
dc.subjectC-VIRUSen
dc.subjectKIDNEY-TRANSPLANTATIONen
dc.subjectDIALYSISen
dc.subjectPATIENTSen
dc.subjectLIVER-DISEASEen
dc.subjectHCV INFECTIONen
dc.subjectHBV INFECTIONen
dc.subjectVIRAL MARKERSen
dc.subjectBLOOD-DONORSen
dc.subjectEPIDEMIOLOGYen
dc.subjectGastroenterology & Hepatologyen
dc.titlePrevalence of occult hepatitis B virus infection in haemodialysis patients from central Greeceen
dc.typejournalArticleen


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