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

• Hoofdauteurs: GONI BW (Auteur), YUSUPH H (Auteur), MUSTAPHA SK (Auteur), KIDA IM (Auteur), SAHABI AM (Auteur), BAKKI B (Auteur), BABA MM (Auteur), TALLE AM (Auteur), GARBATI MA (Auteur), TAHIR A (Auteur), ABDUL H (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: Ntec Specialist, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...