TY - JOUR
T1 - Epidemiology of hepatitis δ virus infection in China
AU - KAI, MAI
AU - ROGGENDORF, MICHAEL
AU - ZHIHONG, JIN
AU - SHISONG, XIONG
AU - GUOLONG, ZHAO
AU - GENSHAN, TIAN
AU - DEINHARDT, FRIEDRICH
PY - 1988/8
Y1 - 1988/8
N2 - The prevalence of hepatitis δ virus (HDV) was evaluated in 1027 HBsAg positive people living in five provinces, two municipalities and four autonomous regions of China. Seventeen people had antibodies to HDV (anti‐HD — 13 of 454 asymptomatic carriers of HBsAg, two of 151 patients with chronic persistent hepatitis and two of 59 patients with chronic active hepatitis). All of those who were anti‐HD lived in the autonomous regions of Inner Mongolia, Tibet, and Xinjiang.
AB - The prevalence of hepatitis δ virus (HDV) was evaluated in 1027 HBsAg positive people living in five provinces, two municipalities and four autonomous regions of China. Seventeen people had antibodies to HDV (anti‐HD — 13 of 454 asymptomatic carriers of HBsAg, two of 151 patients with chronic persistent hepatitis and two of 59 patients with chronic active hepatitis). All of those who were anti‐HD lived in the autonomous regions of Inner Mongolia, Tibet, and Xinjiang.
KW - Key words: China, hepatitis δ virus.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0023810556&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1988.tb00262.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1440-1746.1988.tb00262.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0023810556
SN - 0815-9319
VL - 3
SP - 373
EP - 377
JO - Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)
JF - Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)
IS - 4
ER -
