Prevalence of HDV-RNA in HBV-DNA Positive Patients


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Berktas M., Parlak M., Cikman A., Yuce M., Yaman G.

VIRAL HEPATIT DERGISI-VIRAL HEPATITIS JOURNAL, cilt.18, sa.1, 2012 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4274/vhd.18.09
  • Dergi Adı: VIRAL HEPATIT DERGISI-VIRAL HEPATITIS JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: HBV-DNA, HDV-RNA, PCR, serum
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Hepatitis D virus (HDV) requires Hepatitis B virus(HBV) for replication and may cause to severe acute and chronic hepatitis. HDV is more frequently detected in our region In this study, HDV-RNA frequency was investigated in HBVDNA-positive acute hepatitis B, chronic hepatitis B and HBsAg carriers.