Overt and occult hepatitis B virus infection in adult Sudanese HIV patients

Overt and occult hepatitis B virus infection in adult Sudanese HIV patients

Objectives: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in Sub-Saharan Africa is complicated by co-infection with hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV and HCV), which share similar transmission routes. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positiv...

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Main Authors: Hatim Mudawi, Waleed Hussein, Maowia Mukhtar, Mukhlid Yousif, Omer Nemeri, Dieter Glebe, Anna Kramvis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-12-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
PCR
HBV detection
HBsAg-negative
Occult HBV infection
Hepatitis C virus
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