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[Clinical significance and research progress of quantitative hepatitis B virus core antibody measurement]
1Department of Infectious Disease and the Center for Liver Diseases, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China.
Abstract:
Hepatitis B virus core antibodies are specific antibodies produced after viral infection that appear early and last for a long time, and its levels in serum are measured by the double-antigen sandwich chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay method, which has higher sensitivity and specificity, providing new clinical indicators for hepatitis B patients diagnosis, treatment, and drug withdrawal management. This article reviews the clinical significance and research progress of quantitative hepatitis B core antibody measurement and expounds on its research applications and prospects in clinical practice.
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