Trends in hepatitis B virus testing practices and management in HIV clinics across sub-Saharan Africa

Trends in hepatitis B virus testing practices and management in HIV clinics across sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract Background Approximately 8% of HIV-infected individuals are co-infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Knowledge of HBV status is important to guide optimal selection of antiretroviral therapy (ART) and monitor/prevent liver-related complications. We describe chan...

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Main Authors: Patrick A. Coffie, Matthias Egger, Michael J. Vinikoor, Marcel Zannou, Lameck Diero, Akouda Patassi, Mark H. Kuniholm, Moussa Seydi, Guillaume Bado, Ponsiano Ocama, Monique I. Andersson, Eugène Messou, Albert Minga, Philippa Easterbrook, Kathryn Anastos, François Dabis, Gilles Wandeler, for the IeDEA collaboration
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2768-z

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