| HBV | hepatitis B virus |
| HBsAg+ | hepatitis B surface antigen positive |
| HBIG | Hepatitis B Immune Globulin |
| INR | international normalized ratio |
| HBsAg | hepatitis B surface antigen |
| HBeAg | hepatitis B e antigen |
| anti-HBe | antibody to hepatitis B e antigen |
| HCV | hepatitis C virus |
| HDV | hepatitis D virus |
| anti-HBc | antibody to hepatitis B core antigen |
| anti-HBs | antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| MTCT | mother to child HBV transmission |
| IM | intramuscular |
| ALT | alanine aminotransferase |
| AST | aspartate transferase |
| PCR | polymerase chain reaction |
| SD | standard deviation |
| NUC | nucleoside analogues |
| EASL | Association for the Study of the Liver |
| AASLD | American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases |