Serological evidence of HIV, Hepatitis B, C, and E viruses among liver disease patients attending tertiary hospitals in Osun State, Nigeria.
Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Female
HIV
/ immunology
Hepacivirus
/ immunology
Hepatitis B virus
/ immunology
Hepatitis E virus
/ immunology
Humans
Infant
Liver Diseases
/ immunology
Male
Middle Aged
Nigeria
/ epidemiology
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Tertiary Care Centers
Young Adult
HEV
Hepatitis
hbv
hcv
hev-IgM
lvdp
Journal
Journal of immunoassay & immunochemistry
ISSN: 1532-4230
Titre abrégé: J Immunoassay Immunochem
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100963688
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 Jan 2021
02 Jan 2021
Historique:
pubmed:
25
9
2020
medline:
3
7
2021
entrez:
24
9
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Hepatitis infection in HIV positive individuals with liver diseases causes high mortality worldwide. HIV worsens the pathological effect of hepatitis viruses and potentiates reactivation of latent hepatitis infections due to reduced immunity. This research therefore aimed to study the occurrence of HIV and hepatitis viruses among liver diseases patients (LVDP) attending tertiary hospitals in Osun State, southwestern Nigeria. A total of 121 LVDP blood samples collected were tested for HIV and Hepatitis B, C, and E using and enzyme linked Immunossorbent assay (ELISA). Data were analyzed using packages within SPSS and
Identifiants
pubmed: 32967530
doi: 10.1080/15321819.2020.1821214
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM