## Abstract Since hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis delta virus (HDV) are transmitted by the same routes as hepatitis B virus (HBV), simultaneous or concurrent HCV and HDV infection in patients with chronic HBV infection may occur. To test this hypothesis and to examine the clinicohistological
Smouldering hepatitis B virus replication in patients with chronic liver disease and hepatitis delta virus superinfection
✍ Scribed by Colombo, Paolo; Di Blasi, Francesco; Magrin, Silvio; Fabiano, Carmelo; Di Marco, Vito; D'Amelio, Lucia; Lojacono, Francesca; Spinelli, Giovanni; Craxì, Antonio
- Book ID
- 123374814
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 352 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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