Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Edsel Maurice Tanghal Salvana

Publications

• Review Article
  HIV with Hepatitis B Co-Infection: Optimizing Treatment in Resource-Limited Settings
  Author(s): Edsel Maurice Tanghal Salvana, Angela D. Salvana and Robert A. SalataEdsel Maurice Tanghal Salvana, Angela D. Salvana and Robert A. Salata
  
  Hepatitis B infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in HIV-infected patients. While the majority of persons infected with hepatitis B are found in the developing world and were infected at birth or in early childhood, most studies in HIV and HBV co-infection have been conducted in developed countries, where the main modes of transmission are either intravenous drug use or sexual transmission. The few studies that have been conducted in resource-limited settings have very few patients, and the laboratory parameters for proper evaluation of these studies are frequently incomplete. The applicability of United States and European guidelines for HBV-co-infected HIV patients in resource-limited settings (RLS) is therefore uncertain, and may be constrained by financial issues especially with regard to appropriate initiation of antiretroviral treatment. This rev.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000425

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