Title: Prevalence of chronic hepatitis B phases in Eritrean patients: a laboratory-based cross-
sectional study
Version: 0 Date: 10 Jan 2021
Reviewer's report:
1. Reference 2 indicating a 2018 AASLD hepatitis B ‘guidance’ instead of ‘guideline’, the
authors were recommended to revise the terminology in the context.
2. Because only ALT data were shown in the report, the journal readers might wonder if there
were non-diagnosed cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma among the enrolled subjects.
3. Tables 1-4 might be re-constructed to a big table which described ‘characteristics of all
enrolled subjects of age, gender, ALT level, HBeAg status, and HBV DNA level according to
different HBV phases’ because this is a cross-sectional study only.
4. Figures 1-3 can be deleted in the revised manuscript.
Title: Prevalence of chronic hepatitis B phases in Eritrean patients: a laboratory-based cross-
sectional study
Version: 0 Date: 10 Jan 2021
Reviewer's report:
1. Reference 2 indicating a 2018 AASLD hepatitis B ‘guidance’ instead of ‘guideline’, the
authors were recommended to revise the terminology in the context.
2. Because only ALT data were shown in the report, the journal readers might wonder if there
were non-diagnosed cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma among the enrolled subjects.
3. Tables 1-4 might be re-constructed to a big table which described ‘characteristics of all
enrolled subjects of age, gender, ALT level, HBeAg status, and HBV DNA level according to
different HBV phases’ because this is a cross-sectional study only.
4. Figures 1-3 can be deleted in the revised manuscript.
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Title: Prevalence of chronic hepatitis B phases in Eritrean patients: a laboratory-based cross-
sectional study
Version: 0 Date: 10 Jan 2021
Reviewer's report:
1. Reference 2 indicating a 2018 AASLD hepatitis B ‘guidance’ instead of ‘guideline’, the
authors were recommended to revise the terminology in the context.
2. Because only ALT data were shown in the report, the journal readers might wonder if there
were non-diagnosed cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma among the enrolled subjects.
3. Tables 1-4 might be re-constructed to a big table which described ‘characteristics of all
enrolled subjects of age, gender, ALT level, HBeAg status, and HBV DNA level according to
different HBV phases’ because this is a cross-sectional study only.
4. Figures 1-3 can be deleted in the revised manuscript.
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