Methylene Blue Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection

"Subjects will be initially treated with an initial dose of 200mg/day for 8 weeks at which point the investigators will assess the effect of the treatment.~Those patients that obtain a complete response will continue their treatment up to a total of 24 weeks with the same dose. Those who do not reach a complete response will be exposed to the next higher dose of 400mg/day for the following 8 weeks and the investigators will then again assess the effect of the treatment.~Those patients that obtain a complete response will continue their treatment up to a total of 24 weeks with the same dose. Those who do not reach a complete response will be exposed to the next higher dose of 600mg/day for the following 8 weeks and the investigators will then assess the effect of the treatment."