SEROPREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENAEMIA AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO CD4+ CELL COUNT AMONG HIV-INFECTED PATIENTS IN MAIDUGURI, NORTH EASTERN NIGERIA

• Main Authors: GONI BW (Author), YUSUPH H (Author), MUSTAPHA SK (Author), KIDA IM (Author), SAHABI AM (Author), BAKKI B (Author), BABA MM (Author), TALLE AM (Author), GARBATI MA (Author), TAHIR A (Author), ABDUL H (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ntec Specialist, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Both HIV and HBV infections are endemic in Nigeria and patients with dual HIV/HBV-coinfections are increasingly being recognized because of shared modes of transmission as well as synergy in pathogenesis. Reports have indicated that HBV will contribute significantly to morbidity and mort...