The importance of triple panel testing for hepatitis B and the burden of isolated anti-hepatitis B core antibodies within a community sample
Catherine Freeland, Vivek Sreepathi, Richard W. Hass, Jonathan M. Fenkel, Jessie Torgersen, Kenneth Rothstein, Chari Cohen, Robert G. Gish · 2023
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Eight researchers measured a hidden form of hepatitis B in people screened at public events in the Philadelphia area, in a study published in 2023. Millions of people in the United States live with this liver virus, yet most have never been told. A tricky pattern shows one antibody alone, which can mean silent infection. The team screened 177 people with a full three-part blood test in 2022.
About seven percent of those screened showed the lone-antibody pattern. The odds of the pattern were far higher for people born in Africa than for people born in the Americas, and they rose a bit with each year of age. Past infection markers were also more common in people born in Africa and the western Pacific. The authors urge that all screening use the full three-part test so hidden cases are not missed.
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| CREATOR | Catherine Freeland, Vivek Sreepathi, Richard W. Hass, Jonathan M. Fenkel, Jessie Torgersen, Kenneth Rothstein, Chari Cohen, Robert G. Gish |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |