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ArticleAfrican journal of laboratory medicine2019

Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus co-infection among HIV-1-positive patients in North-Central Nigeria: The urgent need for surveillance.

Terver M Akindigh, Abba O Joseph, Christiana O Robert, Ocheme J Okojokwu, Juliet N Okechalu, Joseph A Anejo-Okopi

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Article in African journal of laboratory medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Terver M AkindighInfectious Diseases Unit, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2286-3478
Abba O JosephInfectious Diseases Unit, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, Nigeria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3080-9567
Christiana O RobertDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3390-7747
Ocheme J OkojokwuDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8003-4363
Juliet N OkechaluDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5046-2164
Joseph A Anejo-OkopiDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1372-0608
University of Jos · NGJos University Teaching Hospital · NG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report the seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen among HIV-positive patients at a clinic in North-Central Nigeria. Screening for hepatitis B virus was based on serological markers. Alanine aminotransferase levels and CD4+ T-lymphocyte counts were compared between patients. The study showed that 9.2% were positive for hepatitis B surface antigen with significant differences between alanine aminotransferase levels of patients with and without hepatitis B virus. We recommend a national surveillance system to monitor control efforts.

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Alanine aminotransferaseAntiretroviral therapyCD4+ T-lymphocyteshepatitis B virusHIVSerological markers

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