Changing serum levels of quantitative hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis B virus DNA in hepatitis B virus surface antigen carriers: A follow-up study of an elderly cohort

This study was to elucidate longitudinally quantitative changes of hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen (HBsAg) and HBV DNA in elder HBsAg carriers in a community. Among 1002 residents screened for HBsAg in 2005, 405 responded to this follow-up study in 2010. Fifty-nine (14.6%) were HBsAg carrier...

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Main Authors: Yuan-Hung Kuo, Kuo-Ching Chang, Jing-Houng Wang, Pei-Shan Tsai, Shu-Feng Hung, Chao-Hung Hung, Sheng-Nan Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-02-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X14002253