Hepatitis E Virus Infection among People Living With HIV/AIDS in Kano State, Nigeria
1 Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, Bayero University Kano, P.M.B. 3011.
2 Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Allied Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, P.M.B. 3011.
* Corresponding author: ldrogo.med@buk.edu.ng
2 Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Allied Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, P.M.B. 3011.
* Corresponding author: ldrogo.med@buk.edu.ng
Abstract
Hepatitis E is an emerging viral disease causing acute hepatitis worldwide which may result into a chronic hepatitis especially in immunocompromised individuals. The study determined the prevalence of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) among people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection in Kano State. One hundred and eighty (180) subjects were enrolled for the study and their sera were screened for Hepatitis E Virus Antigen using Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA- Wantai Diagnostics, Beijing). Twelve (6.7%) were found to be positive for HEV antigen comprising 7 (58.3%) males and 5 (41.7%) females (p
Keywords
Hepatitis E virus
HIV/AIDS
Kano
How to Cite
S., A. A., Y., M., & D., R. L. (2020). Hepatitis E Virus Infection among People Living With HIV/AIDS in Kano State, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Microbiology, 34(1), 4936-4944.
A. A. S., M. Y., and R. L. D., "Hepatitis E Virus Infection among People Living With HIV/AIDS in Kano State, Nigeria," Nigerian Journal of Microbiology, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 4936-4944, June 2020.
