Dilemma of HBsAg seroconversion in chronic hepatitis B infection

Seyed Alavian; Seyed Miri

Dilemma of HBsAg seroconversion in chronic hepatitis B infection

authors:

Seyed Moayed Alavian ^{1
, *} , Seyed Mohammad Miri ²

1 Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, editor@hepatmon.ir, IR Iran

2 Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver Disease, IR Iran

Hepatitis Monthly: Vol.11, issue 2; 67-68

article type: Editorial

received: January 1, 2011

accepted: January 7, 2011

how to cite: Alavian S, Miri S. Dilemma of HBsAg seroconversion in chronic hepatitis B infection. Hepat Mon. 2011;11(2): 67-68.

Abstract

Patients with chronic hepatitis B infection should be followed up to identify possible changes in disease status, such as HBsAg seronversion. There are little data on the outcome of such cases, and the response rate to HBV vaccine has not been discussed extensively.

Keywords

Hepatitis B infection HBsAg Seroconversion Occult hepatitis B Iran

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