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Hepatitis delta in patients with resolved hepatitis B virus infection
(European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2018-09)
Background The hepatitis delta virus (HDV) causes the most aggressive form of chronic viral hepatitis. As HDV replication requires hepatitis B virus (HBV), HDV screening is limited to HBsAg+ carriers. To date, individuals ...
Prevalence and incidence of hepatitis delta in patients with chronic hepatitis B in Spain
(European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2018-09)
Background Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is a defective agent that only replicates in the presence of the hepatitis B virus. Accordingly, HDV acquisition may occur as superinfection of HBsAg+ carriers or following acute dual ...
Advances in hepatitis B therapeutics
(Therapeutic Advances in Infectious Disease, 2020-10)
Despite the availability of both effective preventive vaccines and oral antivirals, over 250 million people are chronically infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Globally, chronic hepatitis B is the leading cause of ...
Envisioning a hepatitis delta cure with new antivirals
(Future Medicine Ltd., 2021)
Envisioning a hepatitis delta cure with new antivirals