Hepatitis E virus infection increases the risk of diabetes and severity of liver disease in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection

Hepatitis E virus infection increases the risk of diabetes and severity of liver disease in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection

OBJECTIVES: Co-infection with hepatitis A or B viruses may aggravate liver injury in patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). However, few studies have assessed co-infection with hepatitis E virus (HEV) and HCV. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence and impact of HEV infection...

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Main Authors: Patricia Momoyo Yoshimura Zitelli, Michele Gomes-Gouvêa, Daniel F. Mazo, Julio da Motta Singer, Claudia P.M.S. Oliveira, Alberto Queiroz Farias, João Renato Pinho, Ryan Yukimatsu Tanigawa, Venâncio Avancini Ferreira Alves, Flair José Carrilho, Mário Guimarães Pessoa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2021-11-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Hepatitis E
Hepatitis C, Chronic
Diabetes Mellitus
Liver Cirrhosis
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322021000100332&tlng=en

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