Hepatitis B Management in Special Populations
Summary
- Hepatitis B Virus and HIV Coinfection
- An estimated 5% to 10% of global HBV infections are in HIV-coinfected patients
- Hepatitis B is generally more aggressive in patients coinfected with HIV, with higher rates of chronicity, higher HBV DNA levels, more frequent reactivation periods, and more rapid progression to cirrhosis[Puoti 2006]
- HBV causes significant liver-related mortality in HIV-infected patients[Weber 2006; Thio 2002]
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