The global prevalence of hepatitis D virus infection: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Stockdale, Alexander; Kreuels, Benno; Henrion, Marc; Giorgi, Emanuele; Kyomuhangi, Irene; de Martel, Catherine; Hutin, Yvan; María Geretti, Anna

doi:10.1016/j.jhep.2020.04.008

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The global prevalence of hepatitis D virus infection: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Published in Journal of Hepatology • Apr 23, 2020

Authors:

Alexander Stockdale

Benno Kreuels

Marc Henrion

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: There are uncertainties about the epidemic patterns of HDV infection and its contribution to the burden of liver disease. We estimated the global prevalence of HDV infection and explored its contribution to the development of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) among HB...

Subject

Medicine

HBsAg

Hepatology

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