Abandonment of Antiretroviral Therapy among HIV-Positive Patients Attended at the Reference Center for HIV/AIDS in Vitoria, Brazil

Increased detection of HBV DNA in HBsAg-

Increased detection of HBV DNA in HBsAg-positive and HBsAg-negative South African HIV/AIDS patients enrolling for highly active antiretroviral therapy at a Tertiary Hospital

✍ Azwidowi Lukhwareni; Rosemary J. Burnett; S. Gloria Selabe; M. Olga Mzileni; M. 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 92 KB

## Abstract This retrospective study investigated the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in 192 stored sera from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive South African patients initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART), and explored the implications of HBV–HIV co‐infection on laboratory diagnos