%0 Journal Article
%T Seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus co-infection among HIV-1-positive patients in North-Central Nigeria: The urgent need for surveillance
%A Abba O. Joseph
%A Christiana O. Robert
%A Joseph A. Anejo-Okopi
%A Juliet N. Okechalu
%A Ocheme J. Okojokwu
%A Terver M. Akindigh
%J Archive of "African Journal of Laboratory Medicine".
%D 2019
%R 10.4102/ajlm.v8i1.622
%X We report the seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen among HIV-positive patients at a clinic in North-Central Nigeria. Screening for hepatitis B virus was based on serological markers. Alanine aminotransferase levels and CD4+ T-lymphocyte counts were compared between patients. The study showed that 9.2% were positive for hepatitis B surface antigen with significant differences between alanine aminotransferase levels of patients with and without hepatitis B virus. We recommend a national surveillance system to monitor control efforts
%K Antiretroviral therapy
%K Alanine aminotransferase
%K CD4+ T-lymphocytes
%K hepatitis B virus
%K HIV
%K Serological markers
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6620520/