Hepatitis B virus infection in human immunodeficiency virus infected southern African adults: occult or overt--that is the question.

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) share transmission routes and are endemic in sub-Saharan Africa. The objective of the present study was to use the Taormina definition of occult HBV infection, together with stringent amplification conditions, to determine the prevalence...

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Main Authors: Trevor G Bell, Euphodia Makondo, Neil A Martinson, Anna Kramvis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23049685/pdf/?tool=EBI