P-5 HEPATITIS E VIRUS INFECTION INCREASES THE RISK OF DIABETES AND MORTALITY IN HCV infected patients

P-5 HEPATITIS E VIRUS INFECTION INCREASES THE RISK OF DIABETES AND MORTALITY IN HCV infected patients

Background: Co-infection with hepatitis A or B viruses may aggravate liver injury in hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected patients. However, few studies have assessed hepatitis E virus (HEV) and HCV coinfection. Aim: Our goal was to assess the prevalence and impact of HEV infection among Brazilian patie...

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Main Authors: Patricia Momoyo Yoshimura Zitelli, Michele Gomes-Gouvêa, Daniel F. Mazo, Julio da Motta Singer, Claudia PMS Oliveira, Alberto Queiroz Farias, João Renato Pinho, Ryan YukimatsuTanigawa, Venancio Avancini Ferreira Alves, Flair José Carrilho, Mário Guimarães Pessoa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
Hepatitis E
Chronic hepatitis C
Diabetes mellitus
Liver fibrosis, Cirrhosis
Seroprevalence
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268121000703

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