Hepatitis B virus infection and factors associated with its acquisition among adults in a Lake Victoria HIV hyperendemic fishing community in Kyotera district, Uganda: a cross-sectional observation

OBJECTIVE: To investigate hepatitis B virus (HBV) prevalence and factors associated with viral acquisition in a HIV-hyperendemic fishing community, we tested sera for anti-hepatitis B core (HBc) and hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). DESIGN: Observational cross-sectional study. SETTING: Large fish...

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Autores principales: Ssuuna, Charles, Ssempijja, Victor, Kalibbala, Sarah, Serwadda, David, Yeh, Ping Teresa, Wawer, Maria, Gray, Ronald, Chang, Larry, Kagaayi, Joseph, Reynolds, Steven
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2022
Materias:
Infectious Diseases
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8990708/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35393306
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050436

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8990708/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35393306
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050436

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