How Aware are We of the Immune Status of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis A in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients? A Multicenter Retrospective Study from Turkey


İNCE N., Tosun S., BALKAN A., Uguz M., Cuvalci N. O., YILDIZ İ. E., ...More

VIRAL HEPATIT DERGISI-VIRAL HEPATITIS JOURNAL, vol.26, no.3, pp.131-134, 2020 (ESCI) identifier

Abstract

Objectives: Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and superinfection by hepatitis A or hepatitis B virus have higher morbidity and mortality when compared with those without HCV infection. The aim of this study was to determine hepatitis A and B seroprevalence rates and immunity in patients with chronic HCV in different regions of Turkey.