Absence of hepatitis delta infection in a large rural HIV cohort in Tanzania
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- 作者：Annja Wintera ; Emilio Letangb ; c ; d ; Aneth Vedastus Kalinjumac ; Namvua Kimerac ; Alex Ntamatungiroc ; Tracy Glassb ; Darius Moradpoure ; Roland Sahlif ; Fré ; dé ; ric Le Galg ; Hansjakob Furrera ; Gilles Wandelera ; h ; i ; gilles.wandeler@ispm.unibe.ch" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; the KIULARCO Study Group
- 关键词：Hepatitis delta ; HIV ; Tanzania ; False-positive serology ; Sub-Saharan Africa
- 刊名：International Journal of Infectious Diseases
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：May 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：46
- 期：Complete
- 页码：8-10
- 全文大小：266 K
文摘
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Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection is very rare in rural Tanzania.
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False-positive screening results for HDV are common.
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Each positive HDV screening test result should be confirmed by a second test.
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More research is needed to understand the epidemiology of HDV infection in Sub-Saharan Africa.