Prevalence of HIV and Its Co-Infection with Hepatitis B/C Virus Among Chronic Liver Disease Patients in Ethiopia.

Yayehyirad TassachewTamrat AbebeYeshambel BelyhunTezazu TefferaAbate Bane ShewayeHailemichael Desalegn Mekonnen Henok Andualem Abiy KinfuAndargachew MuluAdane MihretRawleigh HoweAbraham Aseffa

Published in: Hepatic medicine : evidence and research (2022)

The frequency of HIV and its co-infections with HBV/HCV exhibited an increasing pattern with the severity of the liver disease. Thus, screening all HIV-positive patients for HBV and HCV infection and all CLD patients for HIV infection and taking necessary preventive measures would be an essential strategy to prevent the progression of CLD and death related to liver disease in people living with HIV.

Keyphrases

hiv positive
end stage renal disease
antiretroviral therapy
hepatitis c virus
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
human immunodeficiency virus
prognostic factors
hepatitis b virus
south africa
patient reported