Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients in an HBV endemic area in Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are a common cause of complications in liver disease and immunological impairment among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients. The aim of this study was to assess the seroprevalence of HBV and HCV and their correlation with CD4+ T-cells among HIV-infected patients in an HBV endemic area.

Methods

A cross-sectional observational and retrospective study was carried out in a reference center in Southern Brazil between January 2005 and December 2016. Socio-demographic data were collected by using a structured questionnaire. Serological tests and analysis of CD4+ T-cell count levels were performed using standard procedures.

Results

The seroprevalence of HIV-HBV, HIV-HCV, and HIV-HBV-HCV coinfectio

SUBMITTER: da Silva CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6128547 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature