Characteristics and outcomes of antiretroviral-treated HIV-HBV co-infected patients in Canada

Characteristics and outcomes of antiretroviral-treated HIV-HBV co-infected patients in Canada

Abstract Background Hepatitis B (HBV) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) share common risk factors for exposure. Co-infected patients have an increased liver-related mortality risk and may have accelerated HIV progression. The epidemiology and demographic characteristics of HIV-HBV co-infection...

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Main Authors: Urvi Rana, Matt Driedger, Paul Sereda, Shenyi Pan, Erin Ding, Alex Wong, Sharon Walmsley, Marina Klein, Deborah Kelly, Mona Loutfy, Rejean Thomas, Stephen Sanche, Abigail Kroch, Nima Machouf, Marie-Helene Roy-Gagnon, Robert Hogg, Curtis L. Cooper, The Canadian Observational Cohort (CANOC) Collaboration
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Co-infection
Hepatitis B
HIV
Prevalence
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-4617-8

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