| 1 | Clinical significance of'anti-HBc alone'in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients显示文摘AIM:To determine the prevalence and clinical relevance of isolated antibodies to hepatitis B core antigen as the only marker of infection('anti-HBc alone')among human immunodeficiency virus(HIV) type-1 infected patients.Occult hepatitis B infection frequency was also evaluated. METHODS:Three hundred and forty eight histories from 2388 HIV-positive patients were randomly reviewed.Patients with serological markers of hepatitis B virus(HBV)infection were classified into three groups:past hepatitis,'anti-HBc alone'and chronic hepatitis.Determination of DNA from HBV,and RNA and genotype from hepatitis C virus(HCV)were performed on'anti-HBc alone'patients. RESULTS:One hundred and eighty seven(53.7%) HIV-positive patients had markers of HBV infection: 118 past infection(63.1%),14 chronic hepatitis (7.5%)and 55'anti-HBc alone'(29.4%).Younger age[2.3-fold higher per every 10 years younger;95% confidence intervals(CI)1.33-4.00]and antibodies to HCV infection[odds ratio(OR)2.87;95%CI 1.10-7.48]were factors independently associated with the'anti-HBc alone'pattern.No differences in liver disease frequency were detected between both groups. Serum levels of anti-HBs were not associated with HCV infection(nor viral replication or HCV genotype),or with HIV replication or CD4 level.No'anti-HBc alone' patient tested positive for HBV DNA. CONCLUSION:'Anti-HBc alone'prevalence in HIVpositive patients was similar to previously reported data and was associated with a younger age and with antibodies to HCV infection.In clinical practice,HBV DNA determination should be performed only in those patients with clinical or analytical signs of liver injury. | M~aTeresa Pérez-Rodríguez Bernardo Sopea Manuel Crespo Alberto Rivera Teresa González del Blanco Antonio Ocampo César Martínez-Vázquez | 2009 | World Journal of Gastroenterology2009，15，10： | 2 |
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