Prevalence of hepatitis B and C viral infections in hospitalized patients with increased liver enzyme levels and with no known history of hepatic disease

Prevalence of hepatitis B and C viral infections in hospitalized patients with increased liver enzyme levels and with no known history of hepatic disease

Introduction and objectives: Identification of asymptomatic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) carriers is fundamental to reach the World Health Organization objective to eradicate viral hepatitis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the HBV and HCV prevalence among patients hospi...

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Main Authors: Irene Cacciola, Concetta Pitrone, Maria Stella Franzè, Carmelo Mazzeo, Marco Muscianisi, Serena Porcari, Giusy Pintabona, Carmela Morace, Giorgio Basile, Eugenio Cucinotta, Teresa Pollicino, Giovanni Raimondo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
ALT
AST, gGT
hepatitis B virus
hepatitis C virus
hospitalized patients
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268121002775

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