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Effect of acute self-limited hepatitis C virus (HCV) superinfection on hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related cirrhosis. Virological features of HBV-HCV dual infection.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Feb 2004
Akuta Norio, Suzuki Fumitaka, Kobayashi Mariko, Tsubota Akihito, Suzuki Yoshiyuki, Hosaka Tetsuya, Someya Takashi, Kobayashi Masahiro, Saitoh Satoshi, Arase Yasuji, Ikeda Kenji, Kumada Hiromitsu
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the virological impact of acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) superinfection on two patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related cirrhosis. In both patients, chronic HBV-infection persisted while acute HCV infection resolved spontaneously. HBV DNA was transiently suppressed in both patients but increased with HCV resolution. In Case 1 (HBeAg-positive; wild type of basic core promoter [BCP] and precore...
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