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Is Hepatitis Delta infections important in Brazil?

BACKGROUND: The Hepatitis Delta Virus (HDV) can increase the incidence of fulminant hepatitis. For this infection occurs, the host must also be infected with Hepatitis B Virus. Previous studies demonstrated the endemicity and near exclusivity of this infection in the Amazon region, and as a conseque...

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Autores principales: Cicero, Maira Ferreira, Pena, Nathalia Mantovani, Santana, Luiz Claudio, Arnold, Rafael, Azevedo, Rafael Gonçalves, Leal, Élcio de Souza, Diaz, Ricardo Sobhie, Komninakis, Shirley Vasconcelos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5041555/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27686363
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1856-9