Prevalence of hepatitis B and C in the sera of patients with HIV infection in São Paulo, Brazil

The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of hepatitis B and C viruses in a group of HIV infected patients, followed at a single institution since 1996. 1,693 HIV positive patients (1,162 male, 531 female) were tested for HBV infection. Virological markers for HBV included HBsAg and...

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Main Authors: MENDES-CORRÊA Maria Cássia J., BARONE Antonio Alci, CAVALHEIRO Norma de Paula, TENGAN Fátima Mitiko, GUASTINI Cristina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2000-01-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652000000200004