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Hepatitis delta in HIV/HBV co-infected patients in Brazil: is it important?
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Dec 2011
Mendes-Correa Maria Cássia, Gomes-Gouvêa Michele S, Alvarado-Mora Mónica V, Da Silva Mariliza H, Lázari Carolina, Cavalcanti Norma C S, Alonso Flaviane K, Carpinelli Cátia C, Uip David E, Pinho João R R
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OBJECTIVES: This study was carried out to evaluate the prevalence of hepatitis delta virus (HDV) among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/hepatitis B virus (HBV) co-infected patients from São Paulo, in the Southeast Region of Brazil. METHODS: A total of 3259 HIV patients with serological markers for HBV were initially enrolled in the study. Among these patients, 154 (4.7%) were hepatitis B surface antigen...
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