Isolated hepatitis B core antibody in HIV infected patients--can response to hepatitis B vaccine help to elucidate the cause?

• Main Authors: Mohammad-Mahdi Majzoobi (Author), Mojgan Mamani (Author), Seyyed Hamid Hashemi (Author), Hadis Gazan (Author), Hamidreza Ghasemibasir (Author), Mina Nikbakht (Author), Farzaneh Esna-Ashari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Babol University of Medical Sciences, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Concomitant hepatitis B and HIV infections are common. In some of these patients, HBcAb is the only serologic marker of hepatitis B. This study was conducted to elucidate the cause of isolated HBcAb in HIV-infected patients via hepatitis B vaccination. Methods: In this interventional stu...