Prevalence, risk factors and genotypes of hepatitis B infection among HIV-infected patients in the State of MS, Central Brazil

Prevalence, risk factors and genotypes of hepatitis B infection among HIV-infected patients in the State of MS, Central Brazil

Objectives: A cross-sectional study on prevalence of HBV and HDV infection, risk factors and genotype distribution of HBV infection was conducted among 848 HIV-infected patients in Mato Grosso do Sul, Central Brazil. Methods: Serum samples of 848 participants were tested for hepatitis B surface anti...

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Main Authors: Solange Zacalusni Freitas, Caroline Cordeiro Soares, Tayana Serpa Ortiz Tanaka, Andréa Siqueira Campos Lindenberg, Sheila Araújo Teles, Marina Sawada Torres, Francisco Campello Amaral Mello, Maria Cássia Mendes-Corrêa, Flávia Savassi-Ribas, Ana Rita Coimbra Motta-Castro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S141386701400049X

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