%0 Journal Article
%T Characterization of occult hepatitis B virus infection among HIV positive patients in Cameroon
%A Emmaculate Lum
%A George Gachara
%A Helen K. Kimbi
%A Lufuno Mavhandu
%A Roland N. Ndip
%A Tshifhiwa Magoro
%J Archive of "AIDS Research and Therapy".
%D 2017
%R 10.1186/s12981-017-0136-0
%X Occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) among HIV positive patients varies widely in different geographic regions. We undertook a study to determine the prevalence of occult hepatitis B infection among HIV infected individuals visiting a health facility in South West Cameroon and characterized occult HBV strains based on sequence analyses
%K Hepatitis B virus
%K Occult hepatitis B infection
%K HIV
%K Cameroon
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5341455/