DNA, Circular ; isolation & purification ; DNA, Viral ; isolation & purification ; Hepatitis B ; diagnosis ; Hepatitis B virus ; genetics ; Humans

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Hepatitis B virus/isolation & purification ; Hepatitis B, Chronic/diagnosis/*drug therapy/virology ; Humans ; Serologic Tests

China ; epidemiology ; Hepatitis B ; classification ; epidemiology ; virology ; Hepatitis B Surface Antigens ; blood ; Hepatitis B virus ; genetics ; isolation & purification ; Humans ; Mutation

Hepatitis B virus ; isolation & purification ; Hepatitis Delta Virus ; isolation & purification ; Humans ; Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis ; Polymerase Chain Reaction

Adult ; Female ; Hepatitis B Core Antigens ; analysis ; Hepatitis B Surface Antigens ; analysis ; Hepatitis B virus ; isolation & purification ; Hepatitis B, Chronic ; virology ; Humans ; Ovary ; virology

Genes, Viral ; Genotype ; Hepatitis B virus ; genetics ; isolation & purification ; Hepatitis B, Chronic ; virology ; Humans ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; methods

Adult ; China ; epidemiology ; Genes, Viral ; Genotype ; Hepatitis B ; epidemiology ; virology ; Hepatitis B virus ; classification ; genetics ; isolation & purification ; Humans ; Male

<b>BACKGROUNDb>To design and establish a method of multiplex PCR normalization and parallel detection of HBV and HCV.

<b>METHODSb>Using two pairs of primers, one inner and the other outer, each having a 20 bp common sequence, the authors amplified target DNA for two rounds. All products would have this common sequence. Using this common sequence as primer the authors performed further amplification. Finally, multiplex PCR was normalized to a single PCR style and eliminated multiple factors disturbance. Four kinds of nucleic acid extraction method were compared. Multiplex PCR normalization was established and optimized by using orthogonal design by analysing 6 kinds of key factors. The method was evaluated by detecting 28 samples of HBV and HCV.

<b>RESULTSb>The sensitivity, specificity, diagnostic idex and efficiency for HBsAg, HCV antibody positive patients were 83.3%, 70.0%, 153.3%, 72.2% respectively. The sensitivity, specificity, idex and efficiency for HBsAg positive patients were 78.6%, 80.0%, 158.6%, and 79.2%, respectively. The sensitivity, specificity, idex and efficiency for HCV antibody positive patients were 75.0%, 90.0%, 165.0% and 83.3% respectively.

<b>CONCLUSIONSb>The multiplex PCR normalization method may have potential applicability in parallel amplification of multiple genes of pathogens.

DNA, Viral ; analysis ; Hepacivirus ; isolation & purification ; Hepatitis B ; virology ; Hepatitis B virus ; isolation & purification ; Hepatitis C ; virology ; Humans ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; methods ; RNA, Viral ; analysis ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Superinfection

<b>OBJECTIVEb>To investigate the viral contamination of invasive medical instruments in dentistry and to provide health administrative institutions with surveillance data.

<b>METHODSb>Sterilized samples were randomly collected from the department of dentistry to detect HBV-DNA, HCV-RNA, HIV-RNA and HBsAg.

<b>RESULTSb>Of the invasive medical instruments that were sterilized with 2% glutaraldehyde, one of the samples was positive for HBV-DNA, and another sample was positive for HBsAg.

<b>CONCLUSIONb>Though massive virus contamination of invasive medical instruments in dentistry has been reduced to a low level, the occurrence of contamination still remains.

DNA, Viral ; analysis ; Dental Instruments ; virology ; Equipment Contamination ; HIV ; isolation & purification ; Hepacivirus ; isolation & purification ; Hepatitis B Surface Antigens ; analysis ; Hepatitis B virus ; isolation & purification ; Humans ; RNA, Viral ; analysis

BACKGROUNDS/AIMS: Occult HBV infection is characterized by the presence of HBV infection with undetectable HBsAg. This study was carried out to find out the frequency of HBV infection in HBsAg- negative patients. METHODS: Fifty-six HBsAg-negative patients including 17 anti-HCV positive patients were evaluated. Patients were grouped according to their serological status; group A (anti-HBc+, anti-HBs-, n=16), B (anti-HBc+, anti-HBs+, n=26), and C (anti-HBc-, anti-HBs+/-, n=14). DNA was extracted from frozen liver biopsy specimen, and HBV DNA level was measured with real-time PCR. RESULTS: Overall frequency of detectable intrahepatic HBV DNA was 34% (19/56). The frequency was 56% (9/16) in group A, 31% (8/26) in group B and 14% (2/14) in group C (P=0.01). Intrahepatic HBV DNA levels were as follows; 2,010 +/- 6,660 copies/mg in group A, 6,180 +/- 29,530 copies/mg in group B and 350 +/- 1,220 copies/mg in group C. The frequency of occult HBV infection was not increased in anti-HCV positive patients. CONCLUSIONS: Intrahepatic HBV DNA is frequently detected in anti-HBc positive, HBsAg-negative patients, although the concentration is low.
Middle Aged ; Male ; Liver/*virology ; Humans ; Hepatitis B virus/*genetics/isolation & purification ; Hepatitis B Surface Antigens/*analysis ; Hepatitis B/*diagnosis/immunology/virology ; Female ; DNA, Viral/*analysis ; Aged ; Adult