The Significance of Viral Load in Viral Hepatitis B and D

The article presents the indicators of viral load in viral hepatitis B and D. To achieve this goal, an analysis of medical records of 65 patients with viral hepatitis B and D, who were registered at the dispensary, was carried out. Of the patients examined, 45 were with HBV and 20 with HDV infection. The results obtained indicate that there is a relationship between the viral load DNA HBV, RNA HDV and the progression of chronic hepatitis B and D to liver cirrhosis. The risk of developing cirrhosis of the liver increases with an increase in the concentration of the virus in the blood. A high level of HBV DNA and HDV RNA may be a predictor of the progression of CHB and hepatitis D to liver cirrhosis.