| Literature DB >> 26769756 |
Melanie-Anne A John1, Bernadett I Gosnell2, Thandekile C Manzini2, Prastistadevi Ramdial3, Mahomed-Yunus S Moosa2.
Abstract
South Africa has a high rate of HIV and hepatitis B co-infection. The national HIV treatment guidelines include anti-retrovirals that treat both viruses. We describe a HIV-positive patient who presented with liver histology-confirmed hepatitis B immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome whilst on a regimen containing lamivudine and tenofovir.Entities:
Keywords: AIDS; HIV; co-infection; hepatitis B virus; immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26769756 DOI: 10.1177/0956462416628320
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J STD AIDS ISSN: 0956-4624 Impact factor: 1.359