Hepatitis delta virus infection in Nepal.
Hepatitis Delta Virus (HDV) infection is very rare in Nepal. Anti-HDV antibody was detected in none of the 110 HBsAg sero-positive persons with different profile of HBV infection. It was however detected in only one patient of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma who were sero-negative for HBsAg but had serological evidence of past infection with HBV and HCV.
Shrestha
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Liver Unit, Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Tsuda
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D003699:Hepatitis D / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D003698:Hepatitis Delta Virus / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009390:Nepal / Q000453:epidemiology
D000914:Antibodies, Viral