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Coexistence of circulating HBsAg and anti-HBs antibodies in chronic hepatitis B carriers is not a simple analytical artifact and does not influence HBsAg quantification.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Jan 2015
Pancher Marie, Désiré Nathalie, Ngo Yen, Akhavan Sepideh, Pallier Coralie, Poynard Thierry, Thibault Vincent
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Presence at the same time of HBsAg and anti-HBs antibodies (HBsAg/Ab) is an entity sometimes encountered in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) carriers. OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to characterize such serological profiles and to assess the reliability of serological marker quantification by three commercially available assays in this setting. STUDY DESIGN: Among 2578 CHB identified patients, 129 (5%)...
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