Co-infection of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C among HIV-infected patients: A cross-sectional study from tertiary care hospital of eastern Nepal.
Lok Bahadur ShresthaGopal Kumar YadavSaugat PradhanAbhilasha SharmaTejendra PanditRoshan ChhetryBasudha KhanalPublished in: PloS one (2022)
HIV-positive patients are at high risk of hepatitis B and/or hepatitis C co-infection. Intravenous drug use, and lower CD4+T cells count are the most important risk predictors of co-infection. All HIV-positive patients should be carefully screened with hepatitis B and hepatitis C tests during their follow-up.
Keyphrases
- hiv positive
- antiretroviral therapy
- end stage renal disease
- men who have sex with men
- hiv infected patients
- south africa
- tertiary care
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- healthcare
- human immunodeficiency virus
- prognostic factors
- emergency department
- risk factors
- high dose
- low dose
- peripheral blood