| Title |
An Accurate Definition of the Status of Inactive Hepatitis B Virus Carrier by a Combination of Biomarkers (FibroTest-ActiTest) and Viral Load
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, July 2008
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0002573 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Yen Ngo, Yves Benhamou, Vincent Thibault, Patrick Ingiliz, Mona Munteanu, Pascal Lebray, Dominique Thabut, Rachel Morra, Djamila Messous, Frederic Charlotte, Françoise Imbert-Bismut, Dominique Rousselot-Bonnefont, Joseph Moussalli, Vlad Ratziu, Thierry Poynard |
| Abstract |
The combination of transaminases (ALT), biopsy, HBeAg and viral load have classically defined the inactive status of carriers of chronic hepatitis B. The use of FibroTest (FT) and ActiTest (AT), biomarkers of fibrosis and necroinflammatory activity, has been previously validated as alternatives to biopsy. We compared the 4-year prognostic value of combining FT-AT and viral load for a better definition of the inactive carrier status. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| Thailand | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 33 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 11 | 31% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 14% |
| Other | 3 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 2 | 6% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 5 | 14% |
| Unknown | 7 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 40% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 20% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 3% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 3% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 3 | 9% |
| Unknown | 8 | 23% |