Prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C coinfections in an adult HIV centre population in Gaborone, Botswana

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 390-394

  Patel, Premal ^a   Davis, Stephanie ^b   Tolle, Michael ^a   Mabikwa, Vincent ^a   Anabwani, Gabriel ^a  

^a Princess Marina Hospital   (Botswana)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BOTSWANA; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MIXED INFECTION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BOTSWANA; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 80051533875     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.10-0510     Document Type: Article

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