Presence of hepatitis B virus DNA in serum of surface-antigen-seronegative immunocompromised patients

C. C. Pao, W. L. Yang, S. Y. Wu, G. M. Lai, L. Y. Shih, C. F. Sun, Y. F. Liaw

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Abstract

We compared the prevalence of serum hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA in cancer patients who were immunocompromised with that in healthy subjects. Testing positive for serum HBV DNA were 27 of the 232 (11.6%) surface-antigen-negative cancer patients and 7 of the 382 (1.8%) surface-antigen-negative healthy subjects. These data suggest that the negative serology, at least in immunocompromised individuals, is probably not sufficient to exclude HBV infection.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)449-451
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume25
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1987

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