Prevalence of liver cirrhosis in individuals with hepatitis B virus infection in sub‐Saharan Africa: Systematic review and meta‐analysis

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection accounts for 30%‐50% of cirrhosis related deaths in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). Since HBV‐related cirrhosis is an indication for immediate antiviral therapy and cancer surveillance, we aimed to estimate the prevalence of cirrhosis among...

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Autores principales: Surial, Bernard, Wyser, Dominik, Béguelin, Charles, Ramírez‐Mena, Adrià, Rauch, Andri, Wandeler, Gilles
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
Materias:
Viral Hepatitis
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8048614/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33220137
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/liv.14744

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8048614/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33220137
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/liv.14744

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