Progress in research of occult hepatitis B virus infection / 中华流行病学杂志

ABSTRACT

Occult hepatitis B virus infection is a worldwide public health problem,which seriously affects the clinical diagnosis of hepatitis B and threatens the safety of blood transfusion.The concept of occult hepatitis B virus infection,the pathogenesis of occult hepatitis B virus infection,the prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus infection in different groups,including healthy population and different patients,and the possibility of transmission were summarized.The prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus infection was found in healthy population and different patients,and there is possibility of occult hepatitis B virus infection to be transmitted through blood transfusion.The paper provides a comprehensive introduction of the pathogenesis and prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus infection.More attention should be paid to occult hepatitis B virus infection.