First report of occult hepatitis B infection among ART naïve HIV seropositive individuals in Maputo, Mozambique.

The prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in Mozambique is one of the highest in the world, though in spite of this the prevalence of occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) is unknown.This study was conducted with the aim to investigate the prev...

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Main Authors: Awa Abdul Carimo, Eduardo Samo Gudo, Cremildo Maueia, Nédio Mabunda, Lúcia Chambal, Adolfo Vubil, Ana Flora, Francisco Antunes, Nilesh Bhatt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5761887?pdf=render