Prevalence and virological profiles of hepatitis B infection in human immunodeficiency virus patients
Author(s) -
Koffi Alain Attia
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
world journal of hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 55
ISSN - 1948-5182
DOI - 10.4254/wjh.v4.i7.218
Subject(s) - medicine , hbsag , coinfection , hepatitis b virus , hbeag , serology , hepatitis b , univariate analysis , immunology , viral load , virology , gastroenterology , antibody , multivariate analysis , virus
To determine the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in adult human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients with CD4+ T-cell count less than 500/mm(3) and without antiretroviral therapy; to describe different HBV-HIV coinfection virological profiles; and to search for factors associated with HBs antigen (HBsAg) presence in these HIV positive patients.
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