Anti-HDV reflex testing in HBsAg-positive subjects: An efficacious strategy to identify HDV infection.
Valentina CossigaStefano BrusaRoberto MontaltiAnnachiara De ConteGiuseppe JannuzziLuisa RanieriRosanna SorrentinoLuca VallefuocoLuca PignataMaria GuarinoGiuseppe PortellaFilomena MoriscoPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2023)
Our data showed that the implementation of anti-HDV reflex testing increased the diagnoses of HDV infection. In this setting, due to the approval of specific anti-HDV drugs, a reflex test for anti-HDV should be implemented to early identify patients with HBV/HDV infection.