Hepatitis B: Prevalence and occult infection in HIV-infected patients.
Samira Julien CaluxVanessa Cristina Martins SilvaAdriana Parise CompriMarcílio Figueiredo LemosAna Paula de Torres SantosIsabel Takano ObaMaria Cássia J Mendes-CorreaRegina Célia MoreiraPublished in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2020)
We observed a high prevalence of HBV among HIV patients. In addition, the results suggest that OBI can occur in patients with serological profiles that are indicative of past infection. Therefore, the application of molecular tests may enable the identification of infections that are not evident solely based on serology.
Keyphrases
- hiv infected patients
- antiretroviral therapy
- end stage renal disease
- hiv infected
- hiv positive
- ejection fraction
- human immunodeficiency virus
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- hepatitis b virus
- hiv aids
- prognostic factors
- risk factors
- hepatitis c virus
- peritoneal dialysis
- patient reported outcomes
- single molecule
- south africa
- bioinformatics analysis