Carriage of HBs Antigen and Hepatitis C Virus in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Positive People at the Grand-Yoff General Hospital in Dakar, Senegal
Abstract:Objective: To investigate the carriage of HBs antigen (Ag) and hepatitis C virus in people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) at Grand-Yoff General Hospital.
Materials and Methods: Sera from patients living with HIV and monitored at Grand-Yoff General Hospital have benefited from research for HBs Ag, HBe Ag, anti-H[8] Be antibodies and on these co-infected patients, a test for hepatitis C virus was also carried out.
Results: This study included 147 HIV-infected patients and including 95 women … Show more
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