Journal article
Hepatitis B Core-Related Antigen Point-of-Care Tests as a Risk Stratification Tool for Treatment Eligibility: Experience From Kenya
- Abstract:
- We undertook a point-of-care test for hepatitis B core-related antigen in adults with hepatitis B virus in Kilifi, Kenya. A positive test identified all individuals with a hepatitis B viral load >200 000 IU/mL and who were hepatitis B e antigen positive. It also correlated with a higher alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level (P = .03), raised aspartate transaminase-to-platelet ratio index (APRI) (P < .001), and higher elastography scores (P = .03).
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1093/ofid/ofaf125
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- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Journal:
- Open Forum Infectious Diseases More from this journal
- Volume:
- 12
- Issue:
- 3
- Article number:
- ofaf125
- Publication date:
- 2025-03-06
- Acceptance date:
- 2025-03-03
- DOI:
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2328-8957
- ISSN:
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2328-8957
- Language:
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English
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- Pubs id:
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2094542
- Local pid:
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pubs:2094542
- Source identifiers:
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2786864
- Deposit date:
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2025-03-20
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