High prevalence of chronic hepatitis D virus infection in Eastern Turkey: urbanization of the disease

Dulger A. C., Suvak B., Gonullu H., GONULLU E., Gultepe B., Aydın İ., ...Daha Fazla

ARCHIVES OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, cilt.12, sa.2, ss.415-420, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5114/aoms.2015.52030
  • Dergi Adı: ARCHIVES OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.415-420
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: hepatitis B virus, hepatitis D virus, hepatosteatosis, DELTA-VIRUS, LIVER-DISEASE, EPIDEMIOLOGY
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Both hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection play an increasingly important role in liver diseases. The main objective of this study was to investigate the socio-epidemiological, laboratory and radiological aspects of both HBV and HDV infection near the Iranian border of Turkey.