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Prevalence and genotype distribution of hepatitis delta virus among chronic hepatitis B carriers in Central Vietnam.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Nguyen Hung Minh, Sy Bui Tien, Trung Nguyen Thanh, Hoan Nghiem Xuan, Wedemeyer Heiner, Velavan Thirumalaisamy P, Bock C-Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection plays an important role in liver diseases. However, the molecular epidemiology and impact of HDV infection in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) remain uncertain in Vietnam. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the prevalence and genotype distribution of HDV among HBsAg-positive patients in Central Vietnam. 250 CHB patients were tested for HDV using newly established...
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