Open AccessPrevalence of Overt and Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection among HIV-Positive People Referring to Consultation Center for Behavioral Diseases, Kurdistan Province, Iran
Author(s) -
Fuad Azmoudeh-Ardalan,
Mazaher Khodabandehloo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iranian biomedical journal.
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.519
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2008-823X
pISSN - 1028-852X
DOI - 10.52547/ibj.25.6.434
Subject(s) - occult , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , medicine , center (category theory) , family medicine , hepatitis b virus , hepatitis b , virology , virus , alternative medicine , pathology , chemistry , crystallography
Based on evidence, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) have common transmission routes; co-infection of HBV/HIV can dramatically increase disease progression. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of overt HBV infection and occult hepatitis B virus infection (OBI) in HIV-positive people.