Use the tweezers to pull out a segment of DNA from the hepatitis B virus. A subunit vaccine makes use of just a small portion of a pathogen. For a virus, the vaccine can contain just a piece of ...

Hepatitis B doesn't only affect adults. Babies can get it from their mothers at birth, as well as from others who are ...

They are considered protected if they have a hepatitis B surface antigen antibody (anti-HBs) titer of ≥10 mIU/mL after completing a full vaccination series. This study compared the effectiveness ...

The hepatitis B vaccine is one of the very first vaccines your baby will get before she leaves the hospital. This vaccine protects her from a dangerous (but preventable!) liver infection and is ...

Assays for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) are the most frequently used tests to detect HBV infection. Vaccination for HBV can produce transiently detectable levels of HBsAg in patients.

Health care workers are at higher risk of hepatitis B infection due to occupational exposure to blood and body fluids.

While acute hepatitis B infection is often resolved by the immune system, CHB occurs when the body's defences are unable to ...