Sero-prevalence of hepatitis D virus in patients with hepatitis B virus in  North-Western Libya

dc.contributor.author	Ajedi, Adel S. S.
dc.contributor.author	Elnifro, Elfatah
dc.contributor.author	Mohamed, Abd Alla A.
dc.contributor.author	Mohamed, Saad A.
dc.date.accessioned	2022-02-19T07:32:58Z
dc.date.available	2022-02-19T07:32:58Z
dc.date.issued	2021-12-31
dc.identifier.issn	2519-674X
dc.identifier.uri	http://dspace.zu.edu.ly/xmlui/handle/1/1717
dc.description.abstract	Several reports indicated a declining trend in the occurrence of hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection in some geographical areas. However, no study has been published in Libya to determine the sero-prevalence of HDV in this part of the world. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the sero-prevalence of HDV in patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) attending Saint James hospital in Tripoli. A total of 346 patients with HBV were evaluated for the presence of anti HDV antibodies and delta antigen using commercially available ELISA kits. HDV co-infection was detected in 6 patients (anti HDV antibodies in 3 patients and the delta antigen in another 3 patients) (1.734%). Our results suggest that delta infection may not be very common in	en_US
dc.language.iso	other	en_US
dc.publisher	مركز البحوث والاستشارات العلمية	en_US
dc.title	Sero-prevalence of hepatitis D virus in patients with hepatitis B virus in North-Western Libya	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US