Chronic hepatitis B is the persistence of hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) for more than 6 months. Curently it is estimated that there are 2 bilion people infected with HBV and 240 million of them continue to become chronically infected. HBeAg is an antigen that indicates active HBV replication. HBeAg status has an important role in the treatment decision and monitoring of antiviral therapy a…