Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Hepatitis D
Hepatitis D is a topic covered in the Johns Hopkins ABX Guide.
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MICROBIOLOGY
- Hepatitis D virus (HDV) is a defective RNA virus, Hepatitis delta virus. It cannot replicate on its own in the human host.
- Enveloped, circular RNA.
- HDV requires active hepatitis B virus (HBV) for replication.
- Either super-infection or co-infection scenarios with HBV can occur
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MICROBIOLOGY
- Hepatitis D virus (HDV) is a defective RNA virus, Hepatitis delta virus. It cannot replicate on its own in the human host.
- Enveloped, circular RNA.
- HDV requires active hepatitis B virus (HBV) for replication.
- Either super-infection or co-infection scenarios with HBV can occur
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Last updated: September 5, 2019
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul. "Hepatitis D." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2019. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540266/all/Hepatitis_D.
Auwaerter P. Hepatitis D. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540266/all/Hepatitis_D. Accessed January 24, 2021.
Auwaerter, P. (2019). Hepatitis D. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved January 24, 2021, from https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540266/all/Hepatitis_D
Auwaerter P. Hepatitis D [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. [cited 2021 January 24]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540266/all/Hepatitis_D.
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