Hepatitis B

"Hepatitis B" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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INFLAMMATION of the LIVER in humans caused by a member of the ORTHOHEPADNAVIRUS genus, HEPATITIS B VIRUS. It is primarily transmitted by parenteral exposure, such as transfusion of contaminated blood or blood products, but can also be transmitted via sexual or intimate personal contact.

Descriptor ID	D006509
MeSH Number(s)	C02.256.430.400 C02.440.435 C06.552.380.705.437
Concept/Terms	Hepatitis B Hepatitis B Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Hepatitis B".

Diseases [C]
Virus Diseases [C02]
DNA Virus Infections [C02.256]
Hepadnaviridae Infections [C02.256.430]
Hepatitis B [C02.256.430.400]
Hepatitis, Viral, Human [C02.440]
Hepatitis B [C02.440.435]
Digestive System Diseases [C06]
Liver Diseases [C06.552]
Hepatitis [C06.552.380]
Hepatitis, Viral, Human [C06.552.380.705]
Hepatitis B [C06.552.380.705.437]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Hepatitis B".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Hepatitis B".

Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B, Chronic

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Hepatitis B" by people in this website by year, and whether "Hepatitis B" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 66 publications over 21 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2003	1	1	2
2004	1	0	1
2005	1	0	1
2006	0	1	1
2007	2	3	5
2008	0	1	1
2009	1	0	1
2010	3	1	4
2011	3	0	3
2012	3	1	4
2013	3	0	3
2014	2	1	3
2015	4	0	4
2016	1	0	1
2017	3	0	3
2018	3	0	3
2019	2	0	2
2020	5	0	5
2021	6	0	6
2022	6	0	6
2024	6	1	7

Below are the most recent publications written about "Hepatitis B" by people in Profiles.

Zovich B, Freeland C, Moore H, Sapp K, Qureshi A, Jessop A, Holbert R, Borondy-Jenkins F, Plunkett Q, Cohen C. Identifying barriers to hepatitis B and delta screening, prevention, and linkage to care among people who use drugs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Harm Reduct J. 2024 Nov 15; 21(1):199.

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Jackson M, Ibrahim Y, Freeland C, Jacob S, Zovich B, Cohen C. Barriers to accessing hepatitis B medication: a qualitative study from the USA and Canada. BMJ Open. 2024 May 20; 14(5):e080658.

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Allweiss L, Cohen C, Dias J, Fumagalli V, Guo H, Harris JM, Hu J, Iannacone M, Isogawa M, Jeng WJ, Kim KH, Kramvis A, Li W, Lucifora J, Muramatsu M, Neuveut C, Ploss A, Pollicino T, Protzer U, Tan A, Tanaka Y, Tu T, Tsukuda S, Thimme R, Urban S, Watashi K, Yuan Z, Yeh SH, McKeating JA, Revill PA. Highlights from the 2023 International Meeting on the Molecular Biology of Hepatitis B virus. J Gen Virol. 2024 05; 105(5).

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Zovich B, Freeland C, Moore H, Sapp K, Qureshi A, Holbert R, Zambrano J, Bhangoo D, Cohen C, Hass RW, Jessop A. Dismantling Barriers to Hepatitis B and Delta Screening, Prevention, and Linkage to Care among the PWUD Community in Philadelphia. Viruses. 2024 04 18; 16(4).

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Freeland C, Adjei C, Wallace J, Wang S, Hicks J, Adda D, James C, Cohen C. Survey of lived experiences and challenges in hepatitis B management and treatment. BMC Public Health. 2024 Apr 02; 24(1):944.

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Flynn PM, Bhagani S. Elimination of perinatal transmission of hepatitis B: lessons learned from women with HIV-HBV coinfection. AIDS. 2024 Mar 01; 38(3):421-422.

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Yu M, Dandri M, Cheng G, Delaney WE, Fletcher SP, Allweiss L. Rapid and Reliable Protein-Free HBV DNA Extraction and Sensitive Branched DNA Southern Blot Assay. Methods Mol Biol. 2024; 2837:113-124.

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Burdette D, Hyrina A, Song Z, Beran RK, Cheung T, Gilmore S, Kobayashi T, Li L, Liu Y, Niedziela-Majka A, Medley J, Mehra U, Morganelli P, Novikov N, Niu C, Tam D, Tang J, Wang J, Yue Q, Fletcher SP, Holdorf MM, Delaney WE, Feierbach B, Lazerwith S. Characterization of a Novel Capsid Assembly Modulator for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2023 01 24; 67(1):e0134822.

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Yost CC, Jimenez DC, Weber MP, Maynes EJ, Belden KA, Tchantchaleishvili V, Massey HT, Sass DA, Rame JE, Zurlo JJ, Aburjania N. Hepatitis B in Heart Transplant Donors and Recipients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Surg Res. 2023 03; 283:1078-1090.

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Kramvis A, Chang KM, Dandri M, Farci P, Glebe D, Hu J, Janssen HLA, Lau DTY, Penicaud C, Pollicino T, Testoni B, Van B?mmel F, Andrisani O, Beumont-Mauviel M, Block TM, Chan HLY, Cloherty GA, Delaney WE, Geretti AM, Gehring A, Jackson K, Lenz O, Maini MK, Miller V, Protzer U, Yang JC, Yuen MF, Zoulim F, Revill PA. A roadmap for serum biomarkers for hepatitis B virus: current status and future outlook. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 11; 19(11):727-745.

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