Article
HBV superinfection in hepatitis C virus chronic carriers, viral interaction, and clinical course.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Nov 2002
Sagnelli Evangelista, Coppola Nicola, Messina Vincenzo, Di Caprio Domenico, Marrocco Cecilia, Marotta Anna, Onofrio Mirella, Scolastico Carlo, Filippini Pietro
Abstract excerpt
We enrolled 44 patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) acute infection, 21 anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV)-positive for at least 1 year (case BC group), 20 anti-HCV-negative (control B group), and 3 with HBV/HCV acute concurrent infection. For each case BC, a subject with chronic HCV infection alone was selected (control C group). At the first observation, 85.7% of patients in case BC group and 85% of those in control...
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