prevalence of hepatitis delta virus (hdv) infection in chronic hepatitis b patients in eastern turkey: still a serious problem to consider. | summary. hepatitis delta virus (hdv) is a serious cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality. coexistent infection with hdv tends to aggravate the course of hepatitis b virus (hbv)-associated liver disease. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hdv infection among patients chronically infected with hbv in the elazig region, which is in eastern turkey. a group of 282 patients infected with chronic hbv were investigated for the study. anti-hdv seropositivity was evaluated in ... | 2010 | 20546500 |