Prevalence and Laboratory Profile of Hepatitis B Virus Co-infected Nigerian Children with Human Immunodeficiency Virus
| Autor: | Joseph Anejo-Okopi, O. O. Agbaji, P. Kanki, Augustine Odo Ebonyi, Prosper Okonkwo, E. S. Okpe, M. O. Ochoga, S. Oguche, J. A. Idoko, Esther S. Yiltok |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Hepatitis B virus
HBsAg medicine.medical_specialty biology business.industry virus diseases Retrospective cohort study General Medicine Hepatitis B medicine.disease_cause medicine.disease Alanine transaminase Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Internal medicine Immunology Cohort biology.protein Medicine business Viral load |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health. 4:773-781 |
| ISSN: | 2278-1005 |
| Popis: | Aims: To determine the prevalence of HBV co-infection in HIV-infected children and compare the baseline laboratory profile of mono-infected and co-infected patients. Study Design: This was a retrospective cohort study. Place and Duration of Study: AIDS Prevention Initiative in Nigeria (APIN)-supported HIV clinic of Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria between January 2008 and December 2012. Original Research Article International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health, 4(7): 773-781, 2014 774 Methodology: We reviewed the clinical records of 452 treatment-naive children aged 2 months to 15 years confirmed to be HIV positive with Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) for children |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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