Open AccessComparative Risk of Liver-Related Mortality From Chronic Hepatitis B Versus Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Author(s) -
Oluwaseun FaladeNwulia,
Eric C. Seaberg,
Charles R. Rinaldo,
Sheila Badri,
Mallory D. Witt,
Chloe L. Thio
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cis432
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic hepatitis , virology , virus , hepatitis a virus , viral disease , hepatitis , immunology
It is not known whether chronic hepatitis B (CH-B) or chronic hepatitis C (CH-C) carries a greater risk of liver-related mortality. This study compared rates of liver-related mortality between these 2 groups in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS).
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