Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành hóa học dành cho các bạn yêu hóa học tham khảo đề tài: Changes in viral load and HBsAg and HBeAg status with age in HBV chronic carriers in The Gambia | Virology Journal BioMed Central Research Changes in viral load and HBsAg and HBeAg status with age in HBV chronic carriers in The Gambia Maimuna E Mendy 1 Samuel J McConkey1 2 Marianne AB Sande van der1 3 Sarah Crozier1 4 Steve Kaye1 5 David Jeffries1 Andrew J Hall6 and Hilton C Whittle1 Open Access Address 1Medical Research Council Laboratories Atlantic Boulevard PO Box 273 Banjul The Gambia 2Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland 123 St. Stephen s Green Dublin 2 Ireland 3National Institute for Public Health and the Environment Bilthoven The Netherlands 4Medical Research Council Epidemiology Resource Centre University of Southampton Southampton UK 5Imperial College London UK and 6London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Keppel Street London UK Email Maimuna E Mendy - mmendy@ Samuel J McConkey - sammcconkey@ Marianne AB Sande van der - Sarah Crozier - src@ Steve Kaye - David Jeffries - djeffries@ Andrew J Hall - Hilton C Whittle - hwhittle@ Corresponding author Published 16 April 2008 Received 3 October 2007 Accepted 16 April 2008 Virology journal 2008 5 49 doi 1743-422X-5-49 This article is available from http content 5 1 49 2008 Mendy et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Little is known about changes in hepatitis B viral load HBV DNA in relation to age in Africa. The aim of this study is to determine the natural course of HBV chronic infection particularly in relation to sequential changes in serum HBV DNA levels and hepatitis B surface HBsAg antigen hepatitis e antigen HBeAg status by age. Methods The study was conducted on 190 HBV .
