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Predictors Of Loss Of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen In Patients Co-infected With
HIV And HBV
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Medical News Today on 31 March, 2010 03:00:00
 
Co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV)
poses a treatment challenge. In Western Europe and the United States, chronic
HBV infection has been found in 6% of HIV-positive patients and this
co-infection is well known to be associated with increased liver-related
morbidity and mortality...