Absence of Active Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Clinics in Zambia and Mozambique. (2nd March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wandeler, Gilles; Mulenga, Lloyd; Hobbins, Michael; Joao, Candido; Sinkala, Edford; Hector, Jonas; Aly, Musa; Chi, Benjamin H.; Egger, Matthias; Vinikoor, Michael J.
• Is Part Of: Open forum infectious diseases. Volume 3:Number 2(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-03-02
• Subjects: hepatitis C infection -- HIV infection -- sub-Saharan Africa -- screening; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofw049
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2328-8957

Abstract

Abstract: Few studies have evaluated the prevalence of replicating hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in sub-Saharan Africa. Among 1812 individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus, no patient in rural Mozambique and 4 patients in urban Zambia were positive for anti-HCV antibodies. Of these, none had confirmed HCV replication.