Characteristics of treatment-na & #239;ve HBV-infected individuals with HIV-1 coinfection: A cross-sectional study from South India

Conclusion: These findings conclude that HIV-1 coinfection can have serious implications on the outcome of HBV-related liver disease. To the contrary, HBV infection had no consequence on the progression of HIV-1 disease but distinctly lowered CD4+ T-cells.

Source: Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology - November 18, 2019 Category: Microbiology Authors: John Paul Demosthenes Jaiprasath Sachithanandham Gnanadurai John Fletcher Uday George Zachariah George Mathew Varghese Hubert Darius John Daniel Lakshmanan Jeyaseelan Priya Abraham Rajesh Kannangai Source Type: research