Prevalence of hepatitis B and C infection and associated factors in people living with HIV in Midwestern Brazil

This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of infection by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) in people infected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and analyze sociodemographic and behavioral factors associated with such co-infection. A cross-section study was performed...

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Main Authors: Natália Alberto Alves Brandão, Irmtraut Araci Hoffmann Pfrimer, Celina Maria Turchi Martelli, Marília Dalva Turchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867015000586