Ιογενής ηπατίτιδα β και hiv λοίμωξη στον ελληνικό πληθυσμό

Abstract

In the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), co-morbidities such as HIV/hepatitis B (HBV) coinfection have appeared. As the uncertainty in relation to the effect of coinfection on the natural history of HIV disease remains, a retrospective cohort study was conducted to investigate the potential impact of HBV infection on AIDS progression, all-cause mortality, on the rate of antiretroviral treatment changes after HAART initiation and on the response to HAART in an HIV infected population in Greece. Furthermore, we supplemented our results by pooling them with previous studies in a meta-analysis. HIV seropositive patients have been retrospectively tested for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) using stored sera. Data on AIDS diagnosis and death were obtained from the national HIV/AIDS registry. Multivariable analyses were performed using Poisson and logistic regression models. The influence of HBV coinfection on the number of treatment changes after starting HAART was ass ...
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DOI
10.12681/eadd/18340
Handle URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/18340
ND
18340
Author
Nikolopoulos, Georgios (Father's name: K.)
Date
2008
Degree Grantor
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Committee members
Καλαποθάκη Βικτώρια
Χατζάκης Άγγελος
Κατσουγιάννη Κλέα
Τζώνου Αναστασία
Ζαβιτσάνος Ξενοφών
Λάγιου Παγώνα
Τουλούνη Παναγιώτα
Discipline
Medical and Health SciencesHealth Sciences
Keywords
HIV; HBV-hepatitis B virus; Coinfection
Country
Greece
Language
Greek
Description
193 σ., im., ind.
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