Co-infections with hepatitis B and C viruses in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients in Morocco

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Rebbani, K ^a   Ouladlahsen, A ^b   Bensghir, A ^b   Akil, A ^a   Lamdini, H ^b   Issouf, H ^a   Brahim, I ^a   Kitab, B ^a   Fakhir, F Z ^a   Wakrim, L ^a   Marhoum El Filali, K ^b   Himmich, H ^b   Ezzikouri, S ^a   Benjelloun, S ^a  

^a Institut Pasteur du Maroc   (Morocco)

^b IBN ROCHD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Chronic hepatitis; Co infection; Genotype; Human immunodeficiency virus; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; MOROCCO; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS STRAIN;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CO-INFECTION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; COINFECTION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOROCCO;

EID: 84884715879     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12252     Document Type: Article

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