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Characterization of HIV-HBV coinfection in a multinational HIV-infected cohort
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Characterization of HIV-HBV coinfection in a multinational HIV-infected cohort

Chloe L. Thio, Laura Smeaton, Melissa Saulynas, Hyon Hwang, Shanmugam Saravan, Smita Kulkarni, James Hakim, Mulinda Nyirenda, Hussain S. Iqbal, Umesh G. Lalloo, …
AIDS (London), v 27(2)
14 Jan 2013
PMID: 23032418
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https://doi.org/10.1097/qad.0b013e32835a9984View
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Immunology Infectious Diseases Life Sciences & Biomedicine Science & Technology Virology
Objective: To understand the HIV-hepatitis B virus (HBV) epidemic from a global perspective by clinically and virologically characterizing these viruses at the time of antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation in a multinational cohort. Methods and design: HIV-infected patients enrolled in two international studies were classified as HIV-HBV coinfected or HIV monoinfected prior to ART. HIV-HBV coinfected patients were tested for HBV characteristics, hepatitis D virus (HDV), a novel noninvasive marker of liver disease, and drug-resistant HBV. Comparisons between discrete covariates used chi(2) or Fisher's exact tests (and Jonchkheere-Terpstra for trend tests), whereas continuous covariates were compared using Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Test. Results: Of the 2105 HIV-infected patients from 11 countries, the median age was 34 years and 63% were black. The 115 HIV-HBV coinfected patients had significantly higher alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase values, lower BMI, and lower CD4(+) T-cell counts than HIV monoinfected patients (median 159 and 137 cells/mu l, respectively, P = 0.04). In the coinfected patients, 49.6% had HBeAg-negative HBV, 60.2% had genotype A HBV, and 13% were HDV positive. Of the HBeAg-negative patients, 66% had HBV DNA 2000 IU/ml or less compared to 5.2% of the HBeAg-positive individuals. Drug-resistant HBV was not detected. Conclusion: Screening for HBV in HIV-infected patients in resource-limited settings is important because it is associated with lower CD4(+) T-cell counts. In settings in which HBV DNA is not available, HBeAg may be useful to assess the need for HBV treatment. Screening for drug-resistant HBV is not needed prior to starting ART in settings in which this study was conducted. (c) 2013 Wolters Kluwer Health vertical bar Lippincott Williams & Wilkins AIDS 2013, 27:191- 201

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