Foy Matthew C, Thio Chloe L, Hwang Hyon S, Saulynas Melissa, Hamilton James P, Fine Derek M, Atta Mohamed G
Medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2012 May;19(5):820-2. doi: 10.1128/CVI.05696-11. Epub 2012 Mar 21.
Screening with hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) is highly recommended for at-risk individuals. Mutations in the HBsAg can result in an inability to detect the virus during routine screening. We describe a hemodialysis patient found to have high levels of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA and HBV antibody but negative HBsAg on two routine assays.
强烈建议对高危人群进行乙肝表面抗原(HBsAg)筛查。HBsAg突变可能导致在常规筛查期间无法检测到病毒。我们描述了一名血液透析患者,在两次常规检测中发现其乙肝病毒(HBV)DNA和HBV抗体水平很高,但HBsAg呈阴性。