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Hepatitis B Virus

Research from C.C. Lee et al Broadens Understanding of Hepatitis B Virus

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, October 31st, 2011

2011 OCT 31 -- Current study results from the report, "Comparable ten-year outcome in hemodialysis patients with hepatitis C virus and hepatitis B virus coinfection and single hepatitis B virus infection," have been published. According to the authors of a study from Taipei, Taiwan, "Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection in comparison with single HBV infection causes more severe liver disease in nonuremic population. The long-term impact of HBV/HCV coinfection on severity of liver diseases and patient survival in hemodialysis patients is unclear."

"Forty-eight HBV-positive patients and 19 HBV/HCV-positive patients were followed up...

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