High Seroprevalence of HBV and HCV Infection in HIV-Infected Adults in Kigali, Rwanda

John Rusine; Pascale Ondoa; Brenda Asiimwe-Kateera; Kimberly R. Boer; Jean Marie Uwimana; Odette Mukabayire; Hans Zaaijer; Julie Mugabekazi; Peter Reiss; Janneke H. van de Wijgert

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0063303

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High Seroprevalence of HBV and HCV Infection in HIV-Infected Adults in Kigali, Rwanda

John Rusine,

Affiliations Department of Global Health, Academic Medical Center, and Amsterdam Institute of Global Health and Development (AIGHD), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, INTERACT Program, Kigali, Rwanda, National Reference Laboratory, Kigali, Rwanda
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Pascale Ondoa,

Affiliation Department of Global Health, Academic Medical Center, and Amsterdam Institute of Global Health and Development (AIGHD), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Brenda Asiimwe-Kateera,

Affiliation INTERACT Program, Kigali, Rwanda
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Kimberly R. Boer,

Affiliations Department of Global Health, Academic Medical Center, and Amsterdam Institute of Global Health and Development (AIGHD), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, INTERACT Program, Kigali, Rwanda, Biomedical Research, Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Jean Marie Uwimana,

Affiliation National Reference Laboratory, Kigali, Rwanda
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Odette Mukabayire,

Affiliation National Reference Laboratory, Kigali, Rwanda
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Hans Zaaijer,

Affiliation Department of Medical Microbiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Julie Mugabekazi,

Affiliation Kigali University Teaching Hospital (KUTH), Kigali, Rwanda
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Peter Reiss,

Affiliation Department of Global Health, Academic Medical Center, and Amsterdam Institute of Global Health and Development (AIGHD), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Janneke H. van de Wijgert

* E-mail: j.vandewijgert@liv.ac.uk

Affiliations Department of Global Health, Academic Medical Center, and Amsterdam Institute of Global Health and Development (AIGHD), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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High Seroprevalence of HBV and HCV Infection in HIV-Infected Adults in Kigali, Rwanda

John Rusine,
Pascale Ondoa,
Brenda Asiimwe-Kateera,
Kimberly R. Boer,
Jean Marie Uwimana,
Odette Mukabayire,
Hans Zaaijer,
Julie Mugabekazi,
Peter Reiss,
Janneke H. van de Wijgert

Published: May 22, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0063303

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HBV incidence

Posted by huwprice on 30 May 2013 at 10:48 GMT

Nice paper. I was interested to see your estimate of incidence of HBV. I am unaware of ""any"" previously published data regarding HBV incidence in HIV positive individuals in sub-Saharan Africa.

However you only briefly mentioned your incidence data in the abstract and results. Was this because it relied on only 1 new infection?

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