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Sagnelli E.
Erratum: Characteristics of patients with hepatitis C virus-related chronic liver diseases just before the era of oral direct-acting antiviral therapy in Italy (European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (2018) 30 (676-681) DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0000000000001099)
The authors' affiliations of this article published in last year's years June issue [1] were incorrect and the should be as listed below: Evangelista Sagnellia, Tommaso Stroffolinib, Caterina Sagnellia, Bruno Cacopardoc, Angelo Andriullid, Sergio Babudierie, Nicola Coppolaa, Giovanni B. Gaetaf, Piero L. Almasiog aDepartment of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy bDepartment of Tropical and Infectious Diseases, Policlinico Umberto Primo, Rome, cInfectious Diseases, University of Catania, Catania, Italy dGastroenterology Unit, Fondazione 'Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza' IRCCS Hospital, San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy e…
Evolving clinical landscape of chronic hepatitis B: A multicenter Italian study
The aim of the study was to evaluate the characteristics of chronic hepatitis B with special reference to the geographical origin of the patients and to the prevalence of HBeAg and viral and non-viral co-factors of liver disease. A cross-sectional multicenter survey was undertaken, which enrolled 1,386 HBsAg chronic carriers observed consecutively in 21 referral centers over a 6-month period. The prevalence of HBeAg in patients was 11%; the presence of HBeAg was associated independently with a younger age and co-infection with HIV. Anti-HDV, anti-HCV, or anti-HIV antibodies were detected in 8.1%, 6.5%, and 2%, respectively. However, among the patients first diagnosed during the study period…