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Correction to: Hepatitis D virus seroprevalence in Egyptian HBsAg‑positive children: a single‑center study
Hanan M Fouad1, Amal Ahmed2, Ehab Mahfouz Reyad3
1Department of Pediatric, Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt. hananminaped@gmail.com.
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|September 11, 2020
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Unfortunately, the affiliation of author "Rania Abdelmonem Khattab" was published incorrectly in the original publication. The correct version of affiliation is updated here.
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