Inverse Association Between Chronic Hepatitis B Infection and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Immune Exhaustion or Coincidence?

Chimaobi M Anugwom^{1

2}, Elizabeth S Aby^{1

2}, Jose D Debes^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
³ Division of Gastroenterology, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

Comment

Chimaobi M Anugwom et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2021.

. 2021 Jan 23;72(1):180-182.

doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa592.

Chimaobi M Anugwom^{1

2}, Elizabeth S Aby^{1

2}, Jose D Debes^{1

2

3}

¹ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
² Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
³ Division of Gastroenterology, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

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