A regular screening for hepatitis delta virus among chronic hepatitis B carriers improves the diagnostic of this infection and of subsequent cirrhosis development.

Laura WeichselbaumHassane NjimiSigi van den WijngaertHafid DahmaMarcel NkuizeMarc Van GossumPierre EisendrathJean-Pierre MulkayThomas Sersté

Published in: United European gastroenterology journal (2024)

A systematic screening for HDV in chronic HB Ag carriers revealed a high prevalence of HDV Ab. Repeated serological screening enables the diagnosis of superinfections in asymptomatic patients. Regular assessment of fibrosis using elastometry leads to the identification of incidental cirrhosis in patients with detectable HDV RNA.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
hepatitis b virus
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
quantum dots
single cell
patient reported