Abstract
We studied HBV infection in 34 HIV-2-infected patients followed-up in Marseilles. Ten (29%) patients were chronically-infected with HBV, which represents a three-times higher rate than in HIV-1-infected patients in Europe. HBV occult infection was diagnosed in two patients. HBV genotype E was found in seven patients; its specificities and the reciprocal influence of HIV-2/HBV-co-infection remain to be evaluated.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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DNA, Viral / blood
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Female
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France / epidemiology
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Genotype
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HIV Infections / complications*
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HIV Infections / epidemiology*
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HIV Infections / virology
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HIV-2*
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Hepatitis B virus / classification*
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Hepatitis B virus / genetics
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Hepatitis B virus / isolation & purification
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Hepatitis B* / complications
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Hepatitis B* / diagnosis
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Hepatitis B* / epidemiology
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Hepatitis B* / virology
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Hepatitis B, Chronic / complications
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Hepatitis B, Chronic / diagnosis
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Hepatitis B, Chronic / epidemiology
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Hepatitis B, Chronic / virology
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged