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Whereas liver biopsy is invasive, costly, and associated with complications, Angio-Index is simple, noninvasive, and more accurate; it may decrease the need for liver biopsy in Egyptian patients.

Superinfection of patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) with hepatitis A virus (HAV) may have deleterious effects including hepatic decompensation HAV (OR: 5.2, p<0.001). Also, patients >20 years old, and those >40 years old had significantly more anti-HAV IgG seropositivity compared to those who are younger in age (OR: 11.4, p<0.0001 and OR: 3.8, p<0.01 respectively