COINFECTION BY HEPATITIS B AND HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUSES: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PATHOGENS AND PROSPECTS OF PHARMACOTHERAPY
Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is a defective virus and obligate companion of hepatitis B virus (HBV). The clinical significance of HDV and HBV coinfection is associated with more severe forms of acute or chronic viral hepatitis, a higher risk of developing liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
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Central Research Institute for Epidemiology
2018-04-01
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| Series: | Журнал микробиологии, эпидемиологии и иммунобиологии |
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| Online Access: | https://microbiol.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/272 |