Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Hepatitis Delta Virus in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Zahedan

Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection results in more severe and even fulminant form of hepatitis B in co-infected cases. This study was designed to estimate the prevalence of anti-HDV positivity and the associated risk factors in patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection in Zahedan (Iran)....

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Main Authors: Alireza Bakhshipour, Mohammadali Mashhadi, Mahdi Mohammadi, Seyed Kazem Nezam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-04-01
Series:Acta Medica Iranica
Subjects:
HBV
HDV
Online Access:https://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta/article/view/4451