Infections with the hepatitis E virus often go unnoticed because they cause no symptoms. However, in patients with a weakened immune system or existing liver damage and also in pregnant women, the ...

Large-scale data on the hepatitis D virus (HDV)/hepatitis B virus (HBV) co-infection rate is needed to estimate the current ...

Premium InsightsThe Hepatitis C drug market is entering a transformative phase as global health organizations, pharmaceutical ...

With an ever increasing number of patients being treated with IVIg for a wide array of immune-mediated disease, it is important that passive antibody transfer is considered when unexpected ...

Hepatitis B vaccine (recombinant) 10mcg/0.5mL, 20mcg/mL; susp; aluminum hydroxide adsorbed; IM inj; preservative-free. Infection with hepatitis B virus can have serious consequences including ...

There are five kinds of hepatitis. Each has different causes, with one commonality: Hepatitis causes your liver to get inflamed. Hepatitis disease can also sometimes be spread through sexual contact.

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is associated with liver diseases, including chronic hepatitis, which notably increases the risk of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development. Although ...

Health care workers are at higher risk of hepatitis B infection due to occupational exposure to blood and body fluids.

Background: The duration of protection after hepatitis B vaccination of infants is unknown. Methods: We determined antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs) at 4-13 years of age in 363 ...

"In our search for new therapeutic options, we examined which antibodies against the hepatitis E virus are formed in people who have survived the infection," says Dr. Patrick Behrendt, Head of the ...