High prevalence of chronic hepatitis D virus infection in Eastern Turkey: urbanization of the disease

Dulger, Ahmet; Suvak, Burak; Gonullu, Hayriye; GONULLU, Edip; Gultepe, BİLGE; Aydın, İbrahim; Batur, Abdussamet; Karadaş, Sevdegül; Olmezi, Sehmus

doi:10.5114/aoms.2015.52030

High prevalence of chronic hepatitis D virus infection in Eastern Turkey: urbanization of the disease

Dulger A. C., Suvak B., Gonullu H., GONULLU E., Gultepe B., Aydın İ., ...More

ARCHIVES OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, vol.12, no.2, pp.415-420, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 12 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.5114/aoms.2015.52030
Journal Name: ARCHIVES OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.415-420
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: Both hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection play an increasingly important role in liver diseases. The main objective of this study was to investigate the socio-epidemiological, laboratory and radiological aspects of both HBV and HDV infection near the Iranian border of Turkey.