title: Occult hepatitis B virus infection in HIV-infected patients with isolated antibodies to hepatitis B core antigen: Aquitaine cohort, 2002-2003.
abstract: We prospectively assessed the prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection by investigating HBV replication in 160 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients with isolated antibodies to hepatitis B core antigen. This prevalence was 0.6% (1 case/160 patients; 95% confidence interval, 0%-3.4%). A second serum sample was collected later from 52 of the patients. HBV DNA was once again undetectable in all patients, except for the sole patient who had previously been found to be HBV DNA positive.
authors.affiliation: Fédération de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU), Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France. didier.neau@chu-bordeaux.fr
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Neau
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Winnock
authors.forename: Anne-Christine
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Jouvencel
authors.forename: Murielle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Faure
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Castéra
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Legrand
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lacoste
authors.forename: Jean-Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ragnaud
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dupon
authors.forename: Hervé
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fleury
authors.forename: Marie-Edith
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Lafon
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dabis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014779:Virus Replication
chemical_list: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D004279:DNA, Viral; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens