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Distribution of hepatitis B virus genotypes in HIV-infected patients with chronic hepatitis B: therapeutic implications.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Aug 2003
Pérez-Olmeda Mayte, Núñez Marina, García-Samaniego Javier, Ríos Pilar, González-Lahoz Juan, Soriano Vincent
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes were examined in HIV-infected patients with chronic HBV infection seen in our clinic during 2002. A total of 28 of 1100 individuals (prevalence 2.5%) were found to be HBsAg and HBV-DNA positive. HBV genotypes could be determined in 23 of them. HBV-A was the most common (57%), followed by HBV-D (39%). HBV-A predominated among homosexual men (67%) while HBV-D predominated among...
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