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Quantification of serum markers of hepatitis B (HBV) and Delta virus (HDV) infections in patients with chronic HDV infection.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Aug 2018
Ricco G, Popa D C, Cavallone D, Iacob S, Salvati A, Tabacelia D, Oliveri F, Mascolo G, Bonino F, Yuan Q, Xia N-S, Gheorghe L, Brunetto M R
Abstract excerpt
The interplay between hepatitis B (HBV) and delta (HDV) viruses is complex and not always characterized during chronic HDV infection. We assessed the clinical usefulness of new quantitative assays for HBV and HDV serum markers in a retrospective cross-sectional study. Sera obtained from 122 HDV genotype 1 and HBV genotype D coinfected, anti-HIV-negative patients (71 males; median age 49.8 [21.7-66.9] years),...
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