Hepatitis B testing and treatment in HIV patients in The Gambia-Compliance with international guidelines and clinical outcomes.
Gibril NdowMindy L GoreYusuke ShimakawaPenda SusoAbdoulie JattaSaydiba TambaAmina SowCoumba Touré-KaneFouzia SadiqSaihou SaballyRamou NjieMark R ThurszMaud LemoinePublished in: PloS one (2017)
Compliance with HBV testing and treatment guidelines is poor in this Gambian HIV programme putting coinfected patients at risk of liver complications. However, the excellent uptake of HBV screening and linkage to care in our study suggests feasible improvements.
Keyphrases
- hiv testing
- antiretroviral therapy
- hepatitis b virus
- hiv positive
- hiv infected
- end stage renal disease
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- newly diagnosed
- palliative care
- hiv aids
- men who have sex with men
- chronic kidney disease
- clinical practice
- clinical trial
- randomized controlled trial
- gene expression
- prognostic factors
- combination therapy
- quality improvement
- south africa
- pain management