The medical impact of hepatitis D virus infection in Uzbekistan.
Malika KhodjaevaNargiz IbadullaevaAziza KhikmatullaevaElizaveta JoldasovaUmed IsmoilovMassimo ColomboGian Paolo CavigliaMario RizzettoErkin MusabaevPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2019)
Superinfection with the HDV is present in over 80% of the HBsAg-positive cirrhosis in Uzbekistan. The HDV appears to be the major cause of advanced viral liver disease and of juvenile cirrhosis in the Country.
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