Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus co-infection among HIV-1-positive patients in North-Central Nigeria: The urgent need for surveillance

We report the seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen among HIV-positive patients at a clinic in North-Central Nigeria. Screening for hepatitis B virus was based on serological markers. Alanine aminotransferase levels and CD4+ T-lymphocyte counts were compared between patients. The study showe...

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Autores principales: Akindigh, Terver M., Joseph, Abba O., Robert, Christiana O., Okojokwu, Ocheme J., Okechalu, Juliet N., Anejo-Okopi, Joseph A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2019
Materias:
Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6620520/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31309044
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ajlm.v8i1.622
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Sumario:We report the seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen among HIV-positive patients at a clinic in North-Central Nigeria. Screening for hepatitis B virus was based on serological markers. Alanine aminotransferase levels and CD4+ T-lymphocyte counts were compared between patients. The study showed that 9.2% were positive for hepatitis B surface antigen with significant differences between alanine aminotransferase levels of patients with and without hepatitis B virus. We recommend a national surveillance system to monitor control efforts.

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