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[A comparison of clinical and virological characteristics of 1686 cases of HBeAg-negative and HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B].

Department of Infectious Diseases, Nanfang Hospitol, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Zhonghua nei ke za zhi [Chinese journal of internal medicine] 10/2005; 44(9):648-51. pp.648-51
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ABSTRACT To investigate the clinical characteristics of HBeAg-negative and HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B (CHB).
A total of 1686 hospitalized CHB cases were analyzed retrospectively. The serum ALT values, HBV DNA levels and hepatic inflammation and fibrosis were analyzed by their serum HBeAg status.
Among the 1686 cases, 628 (37.3%) were HBeAg-negative and 1058 (62.7%) were HBeAg-positive. Compared with HBeAg-positive group, HBeAg-negative group had a lower serum ALT and HBV DNA levels. However, hepatic necroinflammation grading and fibrosis staging in HBeAg-negative group were more advanced than that of HBeAg-positive group. Irrespective to serum HBeAg status, patients with serum HBV DNA less than 10(5)copies/ml, had a lower hepatic necroinflammation activity.
HBeAg-positive CHB is still the predominant form of CHB in Chinese patients. Compared with patients with low HBV replication, patients with active HBV replication had a higher hepatic necroinflammation activity. The liver histological grading and staging in HBeAg-negative CHB patients were more advanced than that in HBeAg-positive patients.

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Keywords

active HBV replication
 
Chinese patients
 
clinical characteristics
 
HBeAg-negative CHB patients
 
HBeAg-negative group
 
HBeAg-positive CHB
 
HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B
 
HBeAg-positive group
 
HBeAg-positive patients
 
HBV DNA levels
 
hepatic inflammation
 
hepatic necroinflammation grading
 
higher hepatic necroinflammation activity
 
low HBV replication
 
lower hepatic necroinflammation activity
 
lower serum ALT
 
predominant form
 
serum ALT values
 
serum HBeAg status
 
serum HBV DNA