The prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection in HIV-positive and HIV-negative infants: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Background: The prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) amongst South African infants and children has been reported in the pre-HIV era. Despite the reported high prevalence of HIV in the general population of South Africa, the rate of HIV/HBV co-infection amongst infants and children remains poorly r...

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Main Authors: Nokukhanya Mdlalose, Raveen Parboosing, Pravi Moodley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2016-03-01
Series:African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
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Online Access:https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/283