Evidence of Residual Ongoing Viral Replication in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients Successfully Treated with Nucleos(t)ide Analogues.
Tong YuMiaoqu ZhangHanyue ZhangJianming ZhengChuan ShenNing JiangLei ZouJing WangYiqi YuQiran ZhangShuili YuYanfang HuangYuxian HuangJi-Ming ZhangChao QiuWenhong ZhangZhefeng MengPublished in: The Journal of infectious diseases (2022)
We therefore conclude that even after prolonged treatment, a small proportion of the cccDNA reservoir is constantly replenished by continued low-level HBV replication, whereas the greatest amount of cccDNA reservoir persists over time.