While acute hepatitis B infection is often resolved by the immune system, CHB occurs when the body's defences are unable to ...

The definition and clinical use of common HBV serological markers are shown in Table 2. HBsAg is the hallmark of HBV infection and is the first serological marker to appear in acute hepatitis B.

The current guideline recommendations for the treatment of hepatitis B are shown in Table 1. Compared to the 2002 EASL guidelines, the 2009 EASL guidelines for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B ...