Hepatitis delta: epidemiology, diagnosis and management 36 years after discovery

M Noureddin, R Gish - Current gastroenterology reports, 2014 - Springer
With recent studies showing increased prevalence of hepatitis delta (HDV) even in the US,
Australia, and some countries in Europe, and very high prevalence in endemic regions, HDV …

Characterization of hepatitis delta virus in sub-Saharan Africa

IE Andernach, LV Leiss, ZS Tarnagda… - Journal of clinical …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Hepatitis D virus (HDV) is a satellite of hepatitis B virus (HBV), and infection with this virus
aggravates acute and chronic liver disease. While HBV seroprevalence is very high across …

Hepatitis B and Delta virus are prevalent but often subclinical co-infections among HIV infected patients in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa: a cross-sectional study

BL Hønge, S Jespersen, C Medina, DS Té… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus
(HBV) may lead to accelerated hepatic disease progression with higher rates of liver …

Serological and molecular diagnosis of hepatitis delta virus infection: results of a French national quality control study

S Brichler, F Le Gal, F Neri-Pinto… - Journal of Clinical …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A French national quality control study for the serological and molecular
diagnosis of hepatitis delta virus (HDV) was organized. Total HDV antibodies were properly …

Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis delta virus in the Western Pacific region

M Han, M Littlejohn, L Yuen, R Edwards, U Devi… - Journal of Clinical …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is a defective RNA virus requiring the presence of
the hepatitis B virus (HBV) for the completion of its life cycle. Active replication of HDV can …

Analysis of hepatitis B virus drug-resistant mutation (M204V) using molecular dynamics simulation techniques

S Muralidharan, R Karuppasamy - Biologia, 2014 - degruyter.com
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the most common cause of liver infection. This can be treated by
targeting HBV DNA polymerase (HDP). Although many drugs are available for the treatment …

[PDF][PDF] Characterization of Hepatitis Delta Virus in

SS Africa - 2014 - researchgate.net
MATERIALS AND METHODS Specimens. Blood serum samples were obtained from
apparently healthy individuals (from BFA, TCD, and CAR), patients with symptomatic liver …