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Epidemiology of human immunodeficiency virus-1 and hepatitis B virus co-infection and risk factors for acquiring these infections in the Fako division of Southwest Cameroon

BACKGROUND: Past studies have demonstrated that a large population of Cameroonians are afflicted with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and/or hepatitis B virus (HBV) demonstrating a need for better prevention programs. We aim to describe the prevalence of HIV, HBV and HIV/HBV co-infection; examine...

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Autores principales:	Shevell, Lauren, Meriki, Henry Dilonga, Cho-Ngwa, Fidelis, Fuller, Crystal
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2015
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4609073/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26476872 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-2386-x

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