To survey the burden of liver disease in Europe and its causes 260 epidemiological studies
published in the last five years were reviewed. The incidence and prevalence of cirrhosis …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has shown an intermediate or high endemicity level in low-
income countries over the last five decades. In recent years, however, the incidence of acute …

Over the last decade the seroprevalence of immunoglobulin (IgG) anti hepatitis E virus
(HEV) has been increasing in European countries and shows significant variability among …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) share common mode of transmission
and both are able to induce a chronic infection. Dual HBV/HCV chronic coinfection is a fairly …

Hepatitis D occurs worldwide. The major victims of the hepatitis D virus (HDV) are
individuals carrying the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg); around 5% of the HBsAg …

The development and publication of this guideline were supported by KDIGO. The opinions
or views expressed in this professional education supplement are those of the authors and …

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an important cause of acute hepatitis in humans worldwide, both
as epidemic and sporadic disease. Since the virus was identified in 1983, epidemics have …

This article is published as part of a supplement supported by Kidney Disease: Improving
Global Outcomes (KDIGO). The development and publication of this guideline were …

The significance of hepatitis E virus (HEV) as an important public health problem is rising.
Until a decade ago, cases of HEV infection in Eur-ope were mainly confined to returning …

This review analyzes progress and limitations of diagnosis, screening, and therapy of
patients with chronic hepatitis B infection. A literature review was carried out by framing the …