High rates of cirrhosis and severe clinical events in patients with HBV/HDV co-infection: longitudinal analysis of a German cohort
Abstract Background Chronic hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection causes severe liver disease which often leads to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Aim of this study was to establish the disease severity and prognostic factors for disease outcome by analysing frequencies of clinical eve...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-01-01
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Series: | BMC Gastroenterology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-020-1168-9 |