| seroprevalence of hepatitis b virus and its co-infection with hepatitis d virus and hepatitis c virus in iranian adult population. | hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection is one of the most prevalent public health problems worldwide (especially in developing countries). | 2007 | 17478956 |
| prevalence of hepatitis d virus infection in hepatitis b surface antigen-positive subjects in golestan province, northeast iran. | hepatitis d virus (hdv) is a defective rna virus dependent on hepatitis b virus (hbv) infection for its replication and expression. it is known that coexistent infection with hdv tends to aggravate the course of hbv-associated liver disease. this study was carried out to determine the seroprevalence of hdv among hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag)-positive individuals in the northeast part of iran. | 2008 | 18629418 |
| prevalence of hepatitis d virus infection in hbsag positive subjects in iran. | this study was carried out to determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis d virus among hbsag positive individuals in the northeast part of iran. one hundred thirty nine hbsag positive subjects detected from a population based single stage cluster sampling in golestan province of iran were enrolled. all cases were evaluated for the presence of anti-hdv antibodies using commercially available elisa kits. logistic regression was used to determine the relationship between independent variables and hd ... | 2007 | 19086531 |