Document Type : Letter(s) to the Editor
Author
Health Policy Research Center, Institute of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
10.30476/ijms.2025.107413.4183
Abstract
I read with great interest the article by Safarpour and colleagues on the epidemiology of hepatitis D virus (HDV) and its associated factors in southern Iran.
Highlights
Kamran Bagheri Lankarani (Google Scholar)
Keywords
- Safarpour AR, Shahedi A, Fattahi MR, Sadeghi E, Akbarzadeh M, Ahmadi L, et al. Epidemiology of Hepatitis D Virus and Associated Factors in Patients Referred to Level Three Hepatitis Clinic, Fars Province, Southern Iran. Iran J Med Sci. 2025;50:220-8. doi: 10.30476/ijms.2024.101949.3469. PubMed PMID: 40255222; PubMed Central PMCID: PMCPMC12008655.
- Sausen DG, Shechter O, Bietsch W, Shi Z, Miller SM, Gallo ES, et al. Hepatitis B and Hepatitis D Viruses: A Comprehensive Update with an Immunological Focus. Int J Mol Sci. 2022;23. doi: 10.3390/ijms232415973. PubMed PMID: 36555623; PubMed Central PMCID: PMCPMC9781095.
- European Association for the Study of the L. EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on hepatitis delta virus. J Hepatol. 2023;79:433-60. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2023.05.001. PubMed PMID: 37364791.
- Motamedifar MP, Taheri MM, Lankarani KBM, Gholami MB, Lari MAM, Faramarzi HM, et al. The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hepatitis Delta Virus in HIV/HBV Co-Infected Patients in Shiraz, Iran, 2012. Iran J Med Sci. 2015;40:448-53. PubMed PMID: 26379352; PubMed Central PMCID: PMCPMC4567605.
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