@article{dbe7cb67faad40d7b3296de1ad466f9b,
title = "Assessment of liver fibrosis by transient elastography in patients with HIV and hepatitis B virus coinfection in Nigeria",
abstract = "We describe the prevalence and risk factors for advanced liver fibrosis (≥9.3 kPa) using transient elastography in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-monoinfected and HIV/HBV (hepatitis B virus)-coinfected, antiretroviral naive adults in Nigeria. HBV coinfection and HBV DNA levels significantly increased the risk of advanced fibrosis in HIV and HIV/HBV patients, respectively.",
keywords = "Africa, HBV, HIV, liver fibrosis",
author = "Claudia Hawkins and Oche Agbaji and Placid Ugoagwu and Thio, {Chloe L.} and Auwal, {Muazu M.} and Charles Ani and Chinedum Okafo and Erika Wallender and Murphy, {Robert L.}",
note = "Funding Information: Financial support. This work was supported by the Northwestern University AIDS International Training and Research Program Fogarty International Center/National Institutes of Health grant 5D43TW007995-03S1. Potential conflicts of interest. All authors: No reported conflicts. Funding Information: Acknowledgments. We acknowledge the support of APIN Ltd./Gte for supporting the care of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected patients at the Jos University Teaching Hospital HIV Care and Treatment Center.",
year = "2013",
month = dec,
doi = "10.1093/cid/cit564",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "57",
pages = "e189--e192",
journal = "Clinical Infectious Diseases",
issn = "1058-4838",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
number = "12",
}
