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Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction-Based Detection and Quantification of Hepatitis B Virus DNA
Published on: December 15, 2023
Abstract:
From 2000 to 2010, there were 903 and 1,484 incident diagnoses of acute and chronic hepatitis B virus infections, respectively, among active component members of the U.S. Armed Forces; crude overall incidence rates during the period were 5.8 (acute hepatitis B) and 9.5 (chronic hepatitis B) per 100,000 person-years. Incidence rates of both acute and chronic hepatitis B declined during the period. There were relatively high crude rates of hepatitis B diagnoses among service members who were Asian/Pacific Islanders, females, health care workers, and older than 40 years. Declining rates of hepatitis B diagnoses in the U.S. military likely reflect increased avoidance of risky behaviors, vaccination of immunologically naive recruits, and accession into service of increasing numbers of individuals immunized during childhood.
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