Background: In Nigeria, hepatitis co-infection with HIV is linked with an increase in morbidity and mortality. Objective: The goal of this study was to investigate the rate of HIV/HBV coinfection among the highly HIV-infected people in Rivers State, Nigeria. Study Design: Cross-...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2021/v15i630402
Iheanyi O. Okonko, Tochi I. Cookey, Ifeyinwa N. Chijioke-Nwauche, Sofiat Adewuyi-Oseni & Charles C. Onoh·Asian Journal of Pediatric Research·2021
Aim: Paediatric testing for HIV in low-income and middle-income countries is poor and must be raved up as this is important for treatment and survival among this disease-prone demographic area. This study was carried out to detect the presence of HIV-1 and -2 antibodies among chi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpr/2021/v5i130163
Aim: This study reports on the detection of Treponema pallidum (syphilis) antibodies in HIV infected patients in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Screening for syphilis was carried out to determine the prevalence levels of these infections, as biological markers of risk, modes, and time f...
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Research Article10.9734/ISRR/2020/v9i230110
Aim: HIV/AIDS continues to spread globally and remains a worldwide pandemic. Opportunistic infections (OIs) occur more and are severe in people living with HIV who have weakened immune systems, and co-infection is another major challenge because it affects the rate to which the d...
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Research Article10.9734/sajrm/2020/v8i130182
Aim: HIV/AIDS remains a leading cause of death and disability in Sub Saharan Africa and this accounts for almost half of the world’s HIV related deaths. On the other hand, bacterial sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) such as syphilis contributes to the morbidity and mortality o...
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Research Article10.9734/ISRR/2020/v9i230112