Open AccessHepatitis B and C Viruses, their coinfection and correlations in chronic liver disease patients: A tertiary care hospital study
Author(s) -
Udhayvir Singh Grewal,
Geeta Walia,
Rupinder Bakshi,
Siddharth Chopra
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/ijabmr.ijabmr_338_17
Subject(s) - coinfection , medicine , hbsag , seroprevalence , hepatocellular carcinoma , cirrhosis , liver disease , hepatitis b , hepatitis c virus , hepatitis b virus , serology , risk factor , hepatitis c , gastroenterology , chronic liver disease , immunology , antibody , virus
There has been a rapid increase in the cases of viral hepatitis in Malwa region of Punjab. Quantification of seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV)/hepatitis C virus (HCV) and their coinfection among liver disease patients in tertiary care settings is needed to know the associated disease burden.