title: HCV infection in HBsAg positive chronic liver disease.
abstract: The prevalence of anti-HCV antibodies was determined for a group of 68 patients with various forms of chronic liver disease. All patients that were anti-HCV positive but did not show signs of HBV replication had severe liver disease. We therefore suggest that HCV may be responsible for liver damage in HBsAg positive subjects when there are no evident signs of HBV replication.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Infectious Disease University of Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fatuzzo
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Mughini
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cacopardo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: La Rosa
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nigro
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lupo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zuccarello
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Caltabiano
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zipper
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens