287. Exploring the Natural History and Clinical Outcomes of Hepatitis B Core Antibody Positive Hemodialysis Patients in a Large Metropolitan Tertiary Care Hospital System with a Focus on Occult Hepatitis B

BACKGROUND: Occult Hepatitis B (OHB) is defined as hepatitis B core antibody (HBcAb) positivity in the absence of surface antibody (HBsAb) or surface antigen (HBsAg) positivity. The reported incidence ranges from 0.3% to 58% in the hemodialysis (HD) population. Our study is among the first in the Un...

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Autores principales: Vahia, Amit T, Chitturi, Chandrika, Rizzo, Olivia, Lwin, Nihn, Soman, Sandeep, Yee, Jerry, Soi, Vivek, Uduman, Junior, Alangaden, George J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809989/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.362

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6809989/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.362

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