A latest and promising approach for prediction of viral load in hepatitis B virus infected patients.

Introduction: Designing a rapid, reliable and sensitive assay for detection of hepatitis B virus (HBV) variants by real-time PCR is challenging at best. A recent approach for quantifying the viral load using a sensitive fluorescent principle was brushed in this study.

Materials And Methods: : A total of 250 samples were collected from the outpatient unit, CLRD.

Prevalent HBV genotypes and subtypes in a South Indian population.

Background: Genotypes or genetic subtypes describe genetically related strains and have been described for viruses belonging to several different families. The eight major genotypes of hepatitis B virus (HBV) have distinct geographic distribution. Recent studies suggest possible pathogenic and therapeutic differences among HBV genotypes.