Compliance with hepatitis b and hepatitis c virus infection screening among hiv-1 infected patients in a resource-limited setting

• Main Authors: Somnuek Sungkanuparph, Pawinee Wongprasit, Weerawat Manosuthi, Kalayanee Atamasirikul
• Other Authors: Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/19561
• Institution: Mahidol University

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are important risk factors for mortality among HIV-infected patients. We assessed compliance with screening for HBV and HCV infection prior to initiation of ART in a resource-limited setting. Six hundred thirty-eight patients with a mean...