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Occult hepatitis B virus infection in HIV positive patients at a tertiary healthcare unit in eastern India

Occult HBV infection (OBI), defined by the presence of HBV DNA in absence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), is a significant concern in the HIV-infected population. Of 441 HIV+/HBsAg- patients analyzed, the overall prevalence of OBI was 6.3% (28/441). OBI was identified in 21 anti-HBc positive...

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Autores principales: Saha, Debraj, Pal, Ananya, Sarkar, Neelakshi, Das, Dipanwita, Blackard, Jason T., Guha, Subhasish Kamal, Saha, Bibhuti, Chakravarty, Runu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5462430/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28591184
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179035