Controversies about occult hepatitis B virus infection.
We read with great interest the paper written by Shi et al, reviewing the molecular characteristics and stages of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. We think that some points in the definition of occult HBV infection (OBI) and their conclusion about the management of OBI may need further considerations.
Ersan
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Ozaslan
Tugrul
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Purnak
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