| liver pathology in rural south-west cameroon. | in a prospective study, 102 hospital patients with liver disease were evaluated in west cameroon, africa. blood donors, pregnant women and patients without liver disease served as controls. a total of 757 individuals were tested for markers of hepatitis a, b, c and d and for immunological markers (autoantibodies, procollagen iii, alpha-foetoprotein, ca50 antigen, alpha-1-antitrypsin and antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus types 1 and 2). one-third of the liver disease patients had focal l ... | 1995 | 7570883 |
| a new subtype (subgenotype) ac (a3) of hepatitis b virus and recombination between genotypes a and e in cameroon. | blood samples (n=544) from two different populations (pygmies and bantus) in cameroon, west africa, were analysed. serological tests indicated that the anti-hepatitis c virus (hcv) prevalence in bantus (20.3 %) was higher than that in pygmies (2.3 %, p<0.0001), whereas the distribution of hepatitis b virus (hbv) serological markers was equally high in both populations: in total, 9.4, 17.3 and 86.8 % for hbsag, anti-hbs and anti-hbc, respectively. hbv genotype a (hbv/a) and hbv/e were predominant ... | 2005 | 15958684 |
| characterization of occult hepatitis b virus infection among hiv positive patients in cameroon. | occult hepatitis b infection (obi) among hiv positive patients varies widely in different geographic regions. we undertook a study to determine the prevalence of occult hepatitis b infection among hiv infected individuals visiting a health facility in south west cameroon and characterized occult hbv strains based on sequence analyses. | 2017 | 28270215 |
| high prevalence of hepatitis b and syphilis co-infections among hiv patients initiating antiretroviral therapy in the north-west region of cameroon. | hepatitis b virus (hbv) and syphilis co-infections contribute significantly to hiv-associated morbidity and mortality, but the burden of these diseases is not fully appreciated in sub-saharan africa, as prevalence data are scarce. both infections often remain undiagnosed in resource-limited settings because routine testing is not a part of most of the national guidelines. epidemiological studies provide important information on prevalence and risk factors for such co-infections and can provide g ... | 2012 | 22807539 |