Open AccessPrevalence of hepatitis delta virus infection among hepatitis B virus-infected and exposed patients
Author(s) -
Krithiga Ramachandran,
Reshu Agarwal,
Manoj Kumar Sharma,
Vikram Bhatia,
Ekta Gupta
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of global infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-8245
pISSN - 0974-777X
DOI - 10.4103/jgid.jgid_137_19
Subject(s) - hbsag , hepatitis d virus , medicine , coinfection , serology , hepatitis b virus , virology , superinfection , hepatitis d , hepatitis b , antibody , virus , immunology
Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection is a cause of coinfection and superinfection among hepatitis B virus (HBV)-infected patients. The global prevalence of HDV may vary drastically depending on the geographical location. In India, serological techniques form the basis for the determination of HDV prevalence in majority of the studies with very limited literature based on molecular techniques. In addition, sparse data on HDV infection among HBV-exposed group, i.e., patients with total antibodies to core antigen (anti-hepatitis B core [HBc]) positive and negative hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), are available.