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ArticleInfectious disease reports2022

The Burden of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and Human Immunodeficiency Viruses in Ovarian Cancer Patients in Nairobi, Kenya.

Francis Mugeni Wanyama, Rudolf Tauber, Alfred Mokomba, Catherine Nyongesa, Véronique Blanchard

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Article in Infectious disease reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Francis Mugeni WanyamaInstitute of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Augustenburger Platz 1, D-13353 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7966-4587
Rudolf TauberInstitute of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Augustenburger Platz 1, D-13353 Berlin, Germany.
Alfred MokombaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kenyatta National Hospital, Ngong Road, P.O. Box 20723, Nairobi 00202, Kenya.
Catherine NyongesaCancer Treatment Centre, Kenyatta National Hospital, Ngong Road, P.O. Box 20723, Nairobi 00202, Kenya.
Véronique BlanchardInstitute of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Berlin Institute of Health, Augustenburger Platz 1, D-13353 Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5980-6450
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin · DEKenyatta National Hospital · KEUniversity of Nairobi · KE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ovarian cancer (OC) is a gynecological malignancy characterized by high morbidity and mortalities due to late-stage diagnosis because accurate early diagnostic biomarkers are lacking. Testing of Hepatitis B virus (HBV), Hepatitis C virus (HCV), and Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections in OC patients is pertinent in light of the emerging evidence of their contribution to poor prognosis. We, for the first time, investigated the prevalence of HBV, HCV, and HIV infections in a Kenyan cohort of OC to inform optimal management. We recruited a cohort of women above 18 years of age, comprising 86 OC patients and 50 healthy controls. Participants' blood samples were serologically screened for HBV, HCV, and HIV. We found seroprevalence rates of 29.1%, 26.7%, and 1.2% for HBV, HIV, and HCV, respectively, in OC patients. The healthy control group had HBV and HIV seroprevalence rates of 3.9% for each with no positive HCV case. HBV/HIV coinfection was noted only in the OC group with a positivity rate of 17.4%. In summary, we found higher HBV and HIV seroprevalence in Kenyan OC patients compared to the healthy control group, whereas HCV prevalence was reflective of the general population. Hence, we recommend screening for HBV and HIV among OC patients destined for anticancer treatment.

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chemotherapyhepatitis B virushepatitis C virushuman immunodeficiency virusKenyaovarian cancerseroprevalencesub-Saharan Africa

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PMCPMC9222280
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