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Epidemiology of HBV infection in a cohort of Ugandan HIV-infected patients and rate and pattern of lamivudine-resistant HBV infection in patients receiving antiretroviral therapy.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - 1 Nov 2015
Calisti Giorgio, Muhindo Rose, Boum Yap, Wilson Laurence A, Foster Geraldine M, Geretti Anna Maria, Bhagani Sanjay
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Many HIV-infected patients in sub-Saharan Africa are not routinely screened for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and are on antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimens containing only lamivudine as anti-HBV active drug. METHODS: In 2009-2011, we screened for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in 2820 HIV-infected adults patients at the Mbarara Hospital Uganda and investigated risk factors for HBV...
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