The prevalence and impact of brucellosis in patients with hepatitis delta virus infection: inside the Brucella outbreak with cirrhosis.

CONCLUSIONS: Patients with chronic hepatitis D related cirrhosis (CHD-C) were at risk of developing brucellosis requiring hospitalization. Higher Wright titers among patients with more advanced liver disease may reflect a unique phenomenon that requires further investigation to determine underlying causative factors. PMID: 28261291 [PubMed]
Source: Archives of Medical Science - Category: Biomedical Science Tags: Arch Med Sci Source Type: research