Study of hepatitis B virus infection, reactivation among patients with chronic hepatitis C infection treated by direct antiviral agents (DAAs)

Abstract Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) may reactivate when treating chronic hepatitis C (CHC) with direct-acting antivirals (DAA). We aimed to investigate the risk of HBV infection and reactivation during DAA therapy by performing a prospective observational study carried on 200 patients positi...

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Main Authors: Haitham A. Azeem, Ashraf M. Alkabeer, Ali Sobhy Mohammed, Amira Ahmed Hussein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-06-01
Series:Egyptian Liver Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43066-021-00121-8