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Molecular characterization of hepatitis B virus strains circulating in Belgian patients co-infected with HIV and HBV: overt and occult infection.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Nov 2011
Pourkarim Mahmoud Reza, Lemey Philippe, Amini-Bavil-Olyaee Samad, Houspie Lieselot, Verbeeck Jannick, Rahman Mustafizur, Maes Piet, Vanwijngaerden Eric, Nevens Frederik, Van Ranst Marc
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have similar transmission routes, implying that patients infected with HIV are at particular risk for HBV infection. Patients who are co-infected with HIV and HBV progress more rapidly to end-stage liver disease and different HBV genotypes may have a distinct impact on disease progression. One hundred ninety-one anti-HBc-positive sera from Belgian...
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