September 5, 2008 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved yesterday the first nucleic acid test for hepatitis B virus (HBV) that measures blood levels of viral DNA as an estimate of viral ...

Hepatitis B viral load is the amount of hepatitis B virus (HBV) found in a person’s bloodstream. Hepatitis B is a viral infection that can pass from person to person through bodily fluids. It ...

Globally, the hepatitis B virus is a major cause of mortality from infectious diseases. Around 250 million people suffer from chronic HBV infections, with the virus being responsible for over one ...

Hepatitis B testing can show whether you have a current or past HBV infection and whether you have antibodies from a hepatitis B vaccine. Hepatitis B is a viral infection caused by the hepatitis B ...

Office worker Kim, 57 years old, was told during every health checkup that he was a hepatitis B carrier. Although the virus ...

The UK's blood donations are now being universally tested for hepatitis B in an effort to reduce the risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the UK's blood supply, following an investigation that looked ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . AASLD and IDSA issued new guidance that opens the opportunity for HBV treatment to more people. The new ...

Weekly AHB-137 300 mg for 16 weeks achieved HBV DNA <10 IU/mL in 100% and complete response in 68% at end of treatment without concomitant nucleos(t)ide analogues. Baseline HBsAg stratified outcomes, ...