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SUBMITTER: Jobarteh M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2949835 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jobarteh Modou M Malfroy Marine M Peterson Ingrid I Jeng Adam A Sarge-Njie Ramu R Alabi Abraham A Peterson Kevin K Cotten Matt M Hall Andrew A Rowland-Jones Sarah S Whittle Hilton H Tedder Richard R Jaye Assan A Mendy Maimuna M
Virology journal 20100915
<h4>Background</h4>The prevalence of HIV/hepatitis co-infection in sub-Saharan Africa is not well documented, while both HIV and HBV are endemic in this area.<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of this study is to determine the seroprevalence of HBV and HCV virus in HIV-infected subjects in the Gambia.<h4>Methods</h4>Plasma samples from HIV infected patients (190 individuals with clinically defined AIDS and 382 individuals without AIDS) were tested retrospectively for the presence of HBV sero-markers and ...[more]