hemodialysis patients, 165 blood donors and 90 intravenous drug users, or a total of 355
patients who were HBsAg+ and randomly selected at the Tabriz Regional Educational Blood
Center. Anti-HDV antibodies (IgM), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate
aminotransferase (AST) levels in serum samples were measured. Results Eight of the
hemodialysis patients (8%), 3 of the 165 blood donors (1.8%) and 9 intravenous drug …