Coinfection of hepatitis B and hepatitis delta virus in Belgium: A multicenter BASL study. Prospective epidemiology and comparison with HBV mono-infection

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1513-1517

  Ho, E ^a   Deltenre, P ^b   Nkuize, M ^c   Delwaide, J ^d   Colle, I ^e   Michielsen, P ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b Hospital de Jolimont   (Belgium)

^c SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d CHU SART TILMAN   (Belgium)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Hepatitis B virus; Hepatitis D virus; Prevalence; Registry

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DELTA AGENT HEPATITIS; DISEASE REGISTRY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION;

BELGIUM; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS D VIRUS; PREVALENCE; REGISTRY;

ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; BELGIUM; COINFECTION; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS D; HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84880346827     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23653     Document Type: Article

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