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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2003, p. 4793-4795, Vol. 41, No. 10
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.10.4793-4795.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Use of Hepatitis B Virus DNA Quantitation To Predict Hepatitis B e Antigen Reversion in Cases of Chronic Hepatitis B

Henry Lik-Yuen Chan,* May Ling Wong, Alex Yui Hui, Lawrence Cheung-Tsui Hung, Francis Ka-Leung Chan, and Joseph Jao-Yiu Sung

Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China

Received 10 February 2003/ Returned for modification 19 May 2003/ Accepted 14 July 2003

Seventy-three chronic hepatitis B patients who had either hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) seroconversion (group I) or HBeAg-negative disease (group II) were studied. HBV DNA levels at HBeAg seroconversion (group I) and at initial visits (group II) were significantly lower among patients who were persistently negative for HBeAg than among those who underwent HBeAg reversion.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, 9/F Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China. Phone: 852-26323594. Fax: 852-26373852. E-mail: hlychan{at}cuhk.edu.hk.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2003, p. 4793-4795, Vol. 41, No. 10
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.10.4793-4795.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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