Objective To understand the impacts of interleukin 18(IL-18)in serums from patients with chronic hepatitis B(CHB)on the persistent infection of hepatitis B virus(HBV).

• 目的检测慢性乙型肝炎(CHB)患者血清IL-18与HBV DNA含量,探讨乙型肝炎慢性化的机理,为慢性乙型肝炎的治疗提供依据。