High Rates of Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection in HIV-Positive Individuals Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Botswana | Zendy

Kathleen E. Ryan | Zendy; Motswedi Anderson | Zendy; Ivayla E. Gyurova | Zendy; Lilliam Ambroggio | Zendy; Sikhulile Moyo | Zendy; Teresa K. Sebunya | Zendy; Joseph Makhema | Zendy; Richard Marlink | Zendy; Max Essex | Zendy; Rosemary Musonda | Zendy; Simani Gaseitsiwe | Zendy; Jason T. Blackard | Zendy

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High Rates of Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection in HIV-Positive Individuals Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Botswana

Author(s) -

Kathleen E. Ryan,

Motswedi Anderson,

Ivayla E. Gyurova,

Lilliam Ambroggio,

Sikhulile Moyo,

Teresa K. Sebunya,

Joseph Makhema,

Richard Marlink,

Max Essex,

Rosemary Musonda,

Simani Gaseitsiwe,

Jason T. Blackard

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofx195

Subject(s) - emtricitabine , medicine , hbsag , occult , hepatitis b virus , virology , hepatitis b , viral load , immunology , nucleoside analogue , tenofovir , lamivudine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , virus , nucleoside , pathology , biology , biochemistry , alternative medicine

Occult HBV infection is quite common in HIV-infected patients in Botswana, although its impact on the course of HIV disease progression is unknown. The suppression of occult HBV DNA levels by tenofovir/emtricitabine suggests an effective therapeutic option, although the long-term suppressive abilities remain unstudied.

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