Histopathologic diagnosis of chronic viral hepatitis
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Diagnosis of viral hepatitis
PURPOSE OF REVIEW Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections and HIV-HBV and HCV coinfection are major causes of chronic liver disease worldwide. Testing and diagnosis is the gateway for access to both treatment and prevention services, but there remains a large burden of undiagnosed infection globally. We review the global epidemiology, key challenges in the current...
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عنوان ژورنال: Marmara Medical Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1309-9469,1019-1941
DOI: 10.5472/mmjsi.2901.05