Publication Name	World Journal of Hepatology
Manuscript ID	19006
Country	India

Received	2015-04-30 09:34
Peer-Review Started	2015-05-06 15:42
To Make the First Decision	2015-07-29 10:17
Return for Revision	2015-08-07 16:03
Revised	2015-08-18 18:06
Second Decision	2015-09-21 17:41
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2015-09-30 18:34
Articles in Press	2015-09-30 18:34
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Category	Infectious Diseases
Manuscript Type	Systematic Reviews
Article Title	Detection of hepatitis B virus infection: A systematic review
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Mallika Ghosh, Srijita Nandi, Shrinwanti Dutta and Malay Kumar Saha
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Malay Kumar Saha, PhD, National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, P-33, C.I.T. Road, Scheme XM, Beleghata, Kolkata 700010, India. sahamk@yahoo.com
Key Words	Chemiluminescent immunoassay; Serology; Automated detection; Molecular assay; Hepatitis B virus
Core Tip	The article was aimed to review published methods of detection of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. A thorough search on medline database was conducted and 72 studies were included. It was observed that HBV can be detected reliably from dried blood spot (sensitivity > 90%). Serological and Molecular assays are predominant and reliable methods. Chemiluminescent immunoassay is more sensitive than Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. Rapid tests are useful for screening. Real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), branched DNA probe assays are principal methods for quantitation. Automated systems are more sensitive compared to in house assays. Abbott real time PCR was found to be most sensitive with a lower detection limit of only 1.48 IU/mL.
Publish Date	2015-10-19 16:02
Citation	Ghosh M, Nandi S, Dutta S, Saha MK. Detection of hepatitis B virus infection: A systematic review. World J Hepatol 2015; 7(23): 2482-2491
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v7/i23/2482.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v7.i23.2482

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