Hepatitis B and HIV co-infection in South Africa: Just treat it!
There are an estimated 350 million hepatitis B carriers worldwide. The prevalence of mono-infection with hepatitis B in South Africa has been estimated at approximately 10% for the rural population and 1% in urban areas. The transmission routes of hepatitis B and HIV are similar, but hepatitis B is...
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Main Authors: | Cynthia S Firnhaber (Author), Prue Ive (Author) |
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2009-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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