Published in Hepatitis Weekly, December 12th, 2005
Study 1: Pregnant women with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may carry viral hepatitis coinfections.
"The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus coinfection among pregnant women who are infected by HIV and who attend an obstetric complications prenatal clinic. A de-identified research obstetric HIV database was reviewed regarding patient demographic characteristics, risk factors for infection, history of sexually transmitted diseases, and initial CD4 count," scientists in the United States...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2005-12-12)
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