Article
Treatment of hepatitis delta virus genotype 3 infection with peg-interferon and entecavir.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 May 2016
Borzacov Lourdes Maria Pinheiro, de Figueiredo Nicolete Larissa Deadame, Souza Luan Felipo Botelho, Dos Santos Alcione Oliveira, Vieira Deusilene Souza, Salcedo Juan Miguel Villalobos
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is recognized as the most pathogenic and infectious among the hepatotropic viruses. Studies on the treatment of HDV have predominantly included European patients and carriers of genotype 1 (HDV-1) in their clinical protocols. For the Amazon region, data show that infected individuals have mainly Native American ancestry and that >90% of HDV carriers have the genotype 3...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
