Serological detection of hepatitis B and D virus co-infection among patients attending a tertiary health facility at Maiduguri, Nigeria

• Main Authors: Babajide B. Ajayi (Author), Semsari Latbone (Author), Iman U. Igwegbe (Author), Ibrahim M. Kida (Author), Babagana W. Goni (Author), Oyebode O. Samuel (Author), Joshua S. Dawurung (Author), Hamidu M. Ibrahim (Author), Ballah A. Danue (Author), Idris Nasir Abdullahi (Author), Bamidele S. Oderinde (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SpringerOpen, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Hepatitis D virus (HDV) is highly pathogenic, and clinical studies revealed that HDV infection aggravates the natural history of the underlying hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection by progression to cirrhosis that leads to early decompensation of liver function compared with HBV mon...