Recent trends in hepatitis B virus infection in the general Korean population

• Published in: The Korean journal of internal medicine Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 413 - 419
• Main Authors: Kim, Hyuck, Shin, A Ri, Chung, Hoe Hoon, Kim, Min Kyoung, Lee, Ji Sung, Shim, Jae-Jun, Kim, Byung-Ho
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) The Korean Association of Internal Medicine 01.07.2013; 대한내과학회
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Distribution; Age Factors; Aged; Biomarkers - blood; Chi-Square Distribution; Child; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Health Surveys; Hepatitis B - diagnosis; Hepatitis B - epidemiology; Hepatitis B - prevention & control; Hepatitis B Surface Antigens - blood; Hepatitis B Vaccines - therapeutic use; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Middle Aged; Original; Prevalence; Republic of Korea - epidemiology; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Socioeconomic Factors; Time Factors; Young Adult; 내과학; Republic of Korea; Hepatitis B surface antigens; Prevalence; Hepatitis B virus; Age groups; Korea

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the major cause of chronic liver disease in Korea, but viral prevalence has decreased because of hepatitis B vaccination programs. In this study, we investigated longitudinal changes in HBV in fection in the general Korean population. HBV surface antigen (hepatitis B surfa...