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HIV-1, hepatitis B virus, and risk of liver-related mortality in the Multicenter Cohort Study (MACS)
Chloe L. Thio,Eric C. Seaberg,Richard L. Skolasky,John P. Phair,Barbara R. Visscher,Alvaro Muñoz,David L. Thomas +6 more
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Individuals coinfected with HIV-1 and HBV, especially those with low CD4+ nadir counts, are at increased risk for liver-related mortality, underscoring the importance of prevention, identification, and comprehensive management of hepatitis B in people infected withAIDS.Citations
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Histological scoring of fibrosis and activity in HIV-chronic hepatitis B related liver disease : performance of the METAVIR score assessed on virtual slides
Dominique Wendum,Karine Lacombe,Michèle Chevallier,Patrice Callard,Fabien Valet,Patrick Miailhes,Philippe Bonnard,Jean-Michel Molina,Caroline Lascoux-Combe,Jean-François Fléjou,Pierre-Marie Girard +10 more
TL;DR: This study validates the use of virtual slide technology to assess fibrosis and activity on liver biopsies in co-infected HIV– HBV patients and illustrates the challenges in establishing the histological diagnosis of cirrhosis in the HIV–HBV context.
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Hepatitis B and hepatitis C prevalence among people living with HIV/AIDS in China: a systematic review and Meta-analysis.
TL;DR: Given the high burden of HBV and HCV coinfections in HIV-positive patients in China, the incorporation of comprehensive screening, treatment, prevention, and vaccination programs into general HIV management in China is imperative.
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Prisoners' attitudes toward Hepatitis B vaccination
Snigdha Vallabhaneni,Grace E. Macalino,Steven E. Reinert,Beth Schwartzapfel,Francis A. Wolf,Josiah D. Rich,Josiah D. Rich +6 more
TL;DR: Hepatitis B vaccination programs in correctional settings are a public health priority and would be well received by the target population and would help protect the health of incarcerated persons and the communities to which they return.
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United Kingdom National Guideline on the Management of the viral hepatitides A, B and C 2015:
Gary Brook,Sanjay Bhagani,Ranjababu Kulasegaram,Adele Torkington,David Mutimer,Elizabeth Hodges,Louise Hesketh,Simon P. Farnworth,Verity Sullivan,Charles Gore,Emma Devitt,Ann Sullivan,Hiv +12 more
TL;DR: This guideline is an update of the guideline published in 2008 and provides guidance for best practice in the diagnosis, management and prevention of viral hepatitis types A, B and C (HAV, HBV and HCV).
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Current therapies for chronic hepatitis B virus infection
TL;DR: Current experience with these drugs in the treatment and management of patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection, their efficacy, and current problems of drug resistance are summarized.
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Hepatotoxicity associated with antiretroviral therapy in adults infected with human immunodeficiency virus and the role of hepatitis C or B virus infection.
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