Hepatitis B and Delta virus are prevalent but often subclinical co-infections among HIV infected patients in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa: a cross-sectional study.

Hepatitis B and Delta virus are prevalent but often subclinical co-infections among HIV infected patients in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa: a cross-sectional study.

Co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) may lead to accelerated hepatic disease progression with higher rates of liver cirrhosis and liver-related mortality compared with HBV mono-infection. Co or super-infection with hepatitis Delta virus (HDV) may worsen th...

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Main Authors: Bo Langhoff Hønge, Sanne Jespersen, Candida Medina, David da Silva Té, Zacarias José da Silva, Sharon Lewin, Lars Østergaard, Christian Erikstrup, Christian Wejse, Alex Lund Laursen, Henrik Krarup, Bissau HIV cohort study group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4051771?pdf=render

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