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  • Title: Prevalence of hepatitis delta (delta) virus infection. A seroepidemiologic study.
    Author: DeCock KM, Jones B, Govindarajan S, Redeker AG.
    Journal: West J Med; 1988 Mar; 148(3):307-9. PubMed ID: 3363963.
    Abstract:
    In assessing the prevalence of hepatitis delta (delta) virus (HDV) infection in 358 patients with acute hepatitis B seen in Los Angeles between 1983 and 1985 and in 196 patients with chronic hepatitis B followed between 1980 and 1985, we found that 23% of patients with chronic and 5% of patients with acute hepatitis B were infected with HDV. Among patients with chronic hepatitis B, the prevalence of HDV infection was 73% in intravenous drug users and 14% in homosexual men. Acute coinfection with the hepatitis B virus was also more frequent in drug users (8%) than in other groups. delta-Hepatitis is a common infection in hepatitis B virus carriers in Los Angeles, particularly in drug addicts, but also in homosexual men who do not abuse drugs intravenously.
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