Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Dual Infection

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections account for a substantial proportion of liver diseases worldwide. Because the two hepatotropic viruses share same modes of transmission, coinfection with the two viruses is not uncommon, especially in areas with a high prevalence of HBV...

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Autores principales: Liu, Zhihua, Hou, Jinlin
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ivyspring International Publisher 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1415845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16614744
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description Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections account for a substantial proportion of liver diseases worldwide. Because the two hepatotropic viruses share same modes of transmission, coinfection with the two viruses is not uncommon, especially in areas with a high prevalence of HBV infection and among people at high risk for parenteral infection. Patients with dual HBV and HCV infection have more severe liver disease, and are at an increased risk for progression to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Treatment of viral hepatitis due to dual HBV/HCV infection represents a challenge.
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spelling pubmed-14158452006-04-13 Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Dual Infection Liu, Zhihua Hou, Jinlin Int J Med Sci Review Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections account for a substantial proportion of liver diseases worldwide. Because the two hepatotropic viruses share same modes of transmission, coinfection with the two viruses is not uncommon, especially in areas with a high prevalence of HBV infection and among people at high risk for parenteral infection. Patients with dual HBV and HCV infection have more severe liver disease, and are at an increased risk for progression to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Treatment of viral hepatitis due to dual HBV/HCV infection represents a challenge. Ivyspring International Publisher 2006-04-01 /pmc/articles/PMC1415845/ /pubmed/16614744 Text en © Ivyspring International Publisher. This is an open access article. Reproduction is permitted for personal and noncommerical use, provided that the article is in whole, unmodified, and properly cited.
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Liu, Zhihua
Hou, Jinlin
Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Dual Infection
title Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Dual Infection
title_full Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Dual Infection
title_fullStr Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Dual Infection
title_full_unstemmed Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Dual Infection
title_short Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Dual Infection
title_sort hepatitis b virus (hbv) and hepatitis c virus (hcv) dual infection
topic Review
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1415845/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16614744
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