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Prevalence Of Significant Liver Fibrosis In Patients With Hiv Monoinfection Compared To Those With Hiv-Hepatitis B Coinfection As Assessed By Shear Wave Elastography, Samuel Nguku
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Background: Liver disease is an emerging management problem in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients. The incidence of chronic Hepatitis B infection, which accelerates the progression of chronic liver disease and development of liver fibrosis, is ten times higher in patients with HIV than the general population. Staging of liver fibrosis provides essential information in management of these patients.
Objective: To determine the prevalence of significant liver fibrosis in patients with HIV mono-infection versus those with HIV-HBV co-infection as assessed with shear wave elastography (SWE).
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study whereby HIV infected patients attending the HIV clinic at …