Circulation of hepatitis delta virus and occult hepatitis B virus infection amongst HIV/HBV co-infected patients in Korle-Bu, Ghana.
Keren AttikuJoseph Humphrey Kofi BonneyEsinam AgbosuEvelyn BonneyPeter PuplampuVincent GanuJohn OdoomJames AboagyeJohn MensahSeth AgyemangYaw Awuku-LarbiAugustina ArjarquahGifty MawuliOsbourne QuayePublished in: PloS one (2021)
Our data suggest the presence and circulation of HDV and incidence of occult HBV infection in HIV/HBV co-infected patients in Ghana. This informs health staff and makes it imperative to look out for the presence of HDV and occult HBV in HIV/HBV co-infected patients presenting with potential risk of liver cancers and HBV transmission through haemodialysis and blood transfusions.