Prevalence and Characteristics of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Coinfection among HIV-Positive Women in South Africa and Botswana.

Prevalence and Characteristics of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Coinfection among HIV-Positive Women in South Africa and Botswana.

There is progressive concern about the evolving burden of morbidity and mortality caused by coinfection with HIV-1 and hepatitis B virus (HBV) in sub-Saharan Africa, but the epidemiology and impact of this problem are not well defined. We therefore set out to assimilate more information about the na...

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Main Authors: Philippa C Matthews, Apostolos Beloukas, Amna Malik, Jonathan M Carlson, Pieter Jooste, Anthony Ogwu, Roger Shapiro, Lynn Riddell, Fabian Chen, Graz Luzzi, Manjeetha Jaggernath, Gerald Jesuthasan, Katie Jeffery, Thumbi Ndung'u, Philip J R Goulder, Anna Maria Geretti, Paul Klenerman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4517770?pdf=render

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