World Journal of Gastroenterology
Predictors of loss of hepatitis B surface antigen in patients co-infected with HIV and HBV
Published in AIDS Weekly, April 12th, 2010
Co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) poses a treatment challenge. In Western Europe and the United States, chronic HBV infection has been found in 6%% of HIV-positive patients and this co-infection is well known to be associated with increased liver-related morbidity and mortality. However, factors associated with HBV surface antigen (HbsAg) loss in HIV and HBV co-infected patients remain unclear.
A research article to be published on March 7, 2010 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses this question. The research team from St.Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York City, USA performed a retrospective chart...
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