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Hepatitis delta-associated mortality in HIV/HBV-coinfected patients

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Journal of Hepatology, vol. 66, no. 2, p. 297-303

Publication date

2017

Abstract

Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection accelerates the progression of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related liver disease. We assessed the epidemiological characteristics of HDV infection in the nationwide Swiss HIV Cohort Study and evaluated its impact on clinical outcomes.

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Coinfection/epidemiology
  • Female
  • HIV Infections/epidemiology/virology
  • Hepatitis Antibodies/blood
  • Hepatitis B/epidemiology/virology
  • Hepatitis B Surface Antigens/blood
  • Hepatitis D/mortality/virology
  • Hepatitis Delta Virus/immunology/isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Kaplan-Meier Estimate
  • Liver/pathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prevalence
  • Proportional Hazards Models
  • Switzerland/epidemiology

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Citation (ISO format)

BEGUELIN, Charles et al. Hepatitis delta-associated mortality in HIV/HBV-coinfected patients. In: Journal of Hepatology, 2017, vol. 66, n° 2, p. 297–303. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2016.10.007

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0168-8278
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