Prevalence of Hepatitis Delta Virus (HDV) Infection in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients with Unusual Clinical Pictures

BACKGROUND: Probably 5% of the HBV carriers have HDV super infection. The risk of fulminant hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma is higher in superinfection than the settings when HBV is alone. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of HDV in Iranian HBV isolat...

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Main Authors: Ghamari, Shiva, Alavian, Seyed Moayed, Rizzetto, Mario, Olivero, Antonella, Smedile, Antonina, Khedive, Abulfazl, Alavian, Seyed Ehsan, Zolfaghari, Mohammad Reza, Jazayeri, Seyed Mohammad
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Kowsar 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3787685/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24098308
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.6731
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