Chronic hepatitis B virus monoinfection at a university hospital in Zambia.

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dc.contributor.authorVinikoor, Michael J.
dc.contributor.authorSinkala, Edford
dc.contributor.authorKanunga, Annie
dc.contributor.authorMuchimba, Mutinta
dc.contributor.authorNsokolo, Bright
dc.contributor.authorChilengi, Roma
dc.contributor.authorWandeler, Gilles
dc.contributor.authorMulenga, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorChisenga, Tina
dc.contributor.authorBhattacharya, Debika
dc.contributor.authorSaag, Michael S.
dc.contributor.authorFoster, Graham
dc.contributor.authorFried, Michael W.
dc.contributor.authorKelly, Paul
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-17T10:26:38Z
dc.date.issued2018-Sep-27
dc.description.abstractAIM: To characterize antiviral therapy eligibility among hepatitis B virus (HBV)-infected adults at a university hospital in Zambia. METHODS: Hepatitis B surface antigen-positive adults ( RESULTS: The median age was 33 years, 71.9% were men, and 30.9% were diagnosed with HBV through a clinically-driven test with the remainder identified CONCLUSION: Approximately one in ten HBV-monoinfected Zambians were eligible for antivirals. Many had indeterminate phenotype and needed clinical follow-up.
dc.identifier.doi10.4254/wjh.v10.i9.622
dc.identifier.urihttps://pubs.cidrz.org/handle/123456789/12111
dc.identifier.uri.pubmedhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30310540/
dc.relation.affiliationTropical Gastroenterology and Nutrition Group, School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka 50110, Zambia.
dc.relation.affiliationTropical Gastroenterology and Nutrition Group, School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka 50110, Zambia.
dc.relation.affiliationTropical Gastroenterology and Nutrition Group, School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka 50110, Zambia.
dc.relation.affiliationTropical Gastroenterology and Nutrition Group, School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka 50110, Zambia.
dc.relation.affiliationTropical Gastroenterology and Nutrition Group, School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka 50110, Zambia.
dc.relation.affiliationCentre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ)
dc.relation.affiliationDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern 3012, Switzerland.
dc.relation.affiliationZambia National Blood Transfusion Service, Private Bag RW1X Ridgeway, Lusaka 50110, Zambia.
dc.relation.affiliationZambian Ministry of Health, Ndeke House, Lusaka 30205, Zambia.
dc.relation.affiliationDepartment of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90035, United States.
dc.relation.affiliationDepartment of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, United States.
dc.relation.affiliationBlizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 2AT, United Kingdom.
dc.relation.affiliationDepartment of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27514, United States.
dc.relation.affiliationTropical Gastroenterology and Nutrition Group, School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka 50110, Zambia.
dc.sourceWorld journal of hepatology
dc.titleChronic hepatitis B virus monoinfection at a university hospital in Zambia.

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