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Indirect serum biomarkers perform sub optimally in screening for significant liver fibrosis among HIV-infected and uninfected adults in Uganda

INTRODUCTION: Indirect serum bio-markers present an acceptable noninvasive and cheap alternative for screening of significant liver fibrosis (SLF). Evaluation of their use in resource limited settings is important to determine their utility. METHODS: We conducted a cross sectional study among 520 HI...

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Autores principales:	Wekesa, Clara, Parkes-Ratanshi, Rosalind, Kirk, Gregory D, Aizire, Jim, Ocama, Ponsiano
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Makerere Medical School 2022
Materias:	Articles
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9993309/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36910378 http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v22i3.45

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