Update of the Statements on Biology and Clinical Impact of Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Overview

Journal J Hepatol

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Gastroenterology

Date 2019 Apr 21

PMID 31004683

Citations 204

Authors

Giovanni Raimondo

Stephen Locarnini

Teresa Pollicino

Massimo Levrero

Fabien Zoulim

Anna S Lok

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Abstract

In October 2018 a large number of international experts with complementary expertise came together in Taormina to participate in a workshop on occult hepatitis B virus infection (OBI). The objectives of the workshop were to review the existing knowledge on OBI, to identify issues that require further investigation, to highlight both existing controversies and newly emerging perspectives, and ultimately to update the statements previously agreed in 2008. This paper represents the output from the workshop.

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