Journal article
Screening, characterisation and prevention of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) co-infection in HIV-positive children in South Africa
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In South Africa, the first HBV vaccine dose is administered at age 6 weeks, leaving a potential window for vertical transmission. Insights into HBV seroprevalence in the vulnerable HIV-infected group are important to drive improvements in surveillance, treatment and prevention.
Objectives
We set out to implement a screening program for HBV among HIV-infected children and adolescents in Kimberley, South Africa. Our aims were to demonstrate that screening is fe...
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- 10.1016/j.jcv.2016.10.017
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National Institute for Health Research
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Elsevier Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Journal of Clinical Virology Journal website
- Volume:
- 85
- Issue:
- December
- Pages:
- 71–74
- Publication date:
- 2016-10-31
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-10-30
- DOI:
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1873-5967
- ISSN:
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1386-6532
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pubs:656495
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uuid:d88fabcb-e8d9-4a3b-8340-50a5610aab6e
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- pubs:656495
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- 2016-11-01
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- Copyright holder:
- Jooste et al
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- Author(s) retain copyright; published by Elsevier under license. Open Access funded by the Wellcome Trust, available under a Creative Commons license.
- Licence:
- CC Attribution (CC BY)
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