The role of quantitative HBsAg in the natural history of e antigen-negative chronic hepatitis B: A Tunisian prospective study.

Journal: Infectious diseases now
PMID: 34366082

Abstract

BACKGROUND/AIMS: During the natural course of Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB) infection, differentiation between inactive carrier (IC) and HBeAg negative CHB is a subject of ongoing debate. We studied the role of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) level as a means of differentiating between CHB and IC in a group of untreated chronic HBeAg-negative HBV-infected patients.

Authors

  • Raoua Baklouti
    Faculty of medicine of Monastir, Department of gastroenterology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia. Electronic address: raouaraoua2009@outlook.fr.
  • Arwa Gueddiche
    Faculty of medicine of Monastir, Department of gastroenterology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia.
  • Mehdi Ben Abdelwahed
    Faculty of medicine of Monastir, Department of gastroenterology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia.
  • Firas Aissaoui
    Faculty of medicine of Monastir, Department of gastroenterology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia.
  • Majda Zakhama
    Faculty of medicine of Monastir, Department of gastroenterology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia.
  • Wided Bouhlel
    Faculty of medicine of Monastir, Department of gastroenterology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia.
  • Asma Sriha
    Faculty of medicine of Monastir, Department of community medicine, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia.
  • Ikbel Kooli
    Faculty of medicine of Monastir, Department of infectiology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia.
  • Om Kalthoum Sallem
    Faculty of medicine of Monastir, Department of gastroenterology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia.
  • Aida Argoubi
    Faculty of medicine of Monastir, Department of virology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia.
  • Loghmeri Mohamed Hichem
    Faculty of medicine of Monastir, Department of gastroenterology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia.
  • Nabil Ben Chaabane
    Faculty of medicine of Monastir, Department of gastroenterology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia.
  • Leila Safer
    Faculty of medicine of Monastir, Department of gastroenterology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital, Monastir, Tunisia.

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