Prevalence and risk factors of hepatitis D virus infection in patients with chronic hepatitis B infection attending the three main tertiary hospitals in Libya

ABSTRACT

Background and study aims: globally, More than 350 million individuals are chronically infected with hepatitis B virus [HBV], and >20 million of them are co-infected with hepatitis D virus [HDV]. The aim of this study was to determine the pattern of HDV infection in patients with chronic hepatitis B in three main tertiary hospitals in Tripoli and Benghazi, Libya