Article
HDAg-L variants in covert hepatitis D and HBV occult infection among Amerindians of Argentina: new insights.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Jul 2012
Delfino Cecilia M, Eirin María E, Berini Carolina, Malan Richard, Gentile Emiliano, Castillo Amalia, Pedrozo Williams, Krupp Ramón, Blejer Jorgelina, Oubiña José R, Mathet Verónica L, Biglione Mirna M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Guidelines suggest that all HBsAg-positive patients should be tested for anti-HDV IgG antibodies and to confirm active hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection by detection of HDV RNA by reverse transcriptase (RT) polymerase chain reaction (PCR). OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine the serological prevalence and molecular features of HDV within an Amerindian community from Argentina exhibiting...
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