Study of coinfection of HBV and HIV in patients attending a tertiary care teaching hospital
Introduction : HIV positive people are frequently infected with Hepatitis B virus and total global estimate of people with co-infection is around 2 to 4 million. All people who are infected with HIV should be screened for HBV coinfection which poses a main threat for development of Cirrhosis and...
Main Author: | Ritu Vaish |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences
2017-08-01
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Series: | Perspectives In Medical Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.pimr.org.in/Rithu.PDF |
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