Skip to main content

Table 4 The frequency of HBV reactivation for 4 years according to the positivity of HBs/HBc antibody in RA patients with resolved infection

From: Risk stratification and clinical course of hepatitis B virus reactivation in rheumatoid arthritis patients with resolved infection: final report of a multicenter prospective observational study at Japanese Red Cross Hospital

 

HBc Ab (+)/HBs Ab (+)

HBc Ab (+)/HBs Ab (−)

HBc Ab (−)/HBs Ab (+)

Total

Number

787

218

112

1127

Reactivated cases

32 (4.07%)

24 (11.01%)

1 (0.81%)

57 (5.05%)

Cases with HBV DNA ≥ 2.1 log copies/mL

6 (0.76%)

8 (3.67%)

1 (0.81%)

15 (1.33%)

  1. Abbreviations: HBV DNA hepatitis B virus DNA, HBs Ab anti-hepatitis B virus surface antibody, HBc Ab anti-hepatitis B virus core antibody