The objective of the workshop was to develop effective strategies for the identification, prevention, and treatment of waterborne hepatitis, and to provide practical training in serology and ...

Many centers have used grafts from donors with positive anti-HBc serology but concerns about potential hepatitis B virus reactivation and de novo hepatitis B infection have raised questions about the ...

The blood-borne pathogen hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes hepatitis C infection ... Testing for perinatally acquired HCV can involve either HCV RNA at 3-6 months of age, or HCV serology at 18 months of ...

Serology testing, while essential ... “Furthermore, NAT’s ability to uncover infections such as occult hepatitis B and immunologically variant mutant viruses further strengthens its role ...

The report also found there was an estimated 534,000 fewer hepatitis serology blood tests recorded in Victoria between 2019 and 2023 than expected. Despite a slight increase in 2023, testing rates are ...

Diagnostic tests for abnormal liver function involve viral hepatitis serology, drug charts, abdominal ultrasound, liver biopsy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), or magnetic ...

THURSDAY, April 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The prevalence of hepatitis delta virus (HDV ... and colleagues examined the diagnostic impact of an annual screening for HDV serology in HBs Ag chronic ...