context occult hepatitis b (ohb), or persistent hbv dna in patients who are hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) negative, is a recently recognized entity. in an attempt to summarize the issues, this review presents an overview of the current proposed hypothesis on the clinical relevance and also updates the knowledge on the classification of ohb in different clinical settings. evidence acquisit...

Among 6789 HIV-infected Zambian adults screened for hepatitis B virus (HBV) coinfection, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was 50-90 mL/minute/1.73 m(2) in 17.6% and <50 mL/minute/1.73 m(2) in 2.5%. Human immunodeficiency virus/HBV coinfection was associated with eGFR <50 mL/minute/1.73 m(2) (adjusted odds ratio, 1.96 [95% confidence interval, 1.34-2.86]), adjusted for age, sex, CD4(+...

Infectious disease remains one of the largest burdens on humankind. Even with modern medical and public health standards, infectious disease remained the No. 1 killer worldwide at the turn of the century. Often, the most costly disease burdens come from multiple infections at once, i.e., coinfection. Influenza, an annual infection often considered relatively harmless, can increase susceptibilit...

Little is known about coinfection among several hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes, although previous reports of recombination and genotype shifts indicate that this should occur. In the present study, we designed a method to identify mixtures of genotype A and another genotype, regardless of whether one of them predominates. Using this method, signs of genotypic coinfection were found in 20 (67...

Motivated by relatively recent empirical studies on Schistosoma mansoni, we use a mathematical model to investigate the impacts of drug treatment of the definitive human host and coinfection of the intermediate snail host by multiple parasite strains on the evolution of parasites' drug resistance. Through the examination of evolutionarily stable strategies (ESS) of parasites, our study suggests...

Visceral Leishmaniasis (VL) is an important protozoan opportunistic disease in HIV patients in endemic areas. East Africa is second to the Indian subcontinent in the global VL caseload and first in VL-HIV coinfection rate. Because of the alteration in the disease course, the diagnostic challenges, and the poor treatment responses, VL with HIV coinfection has become a very serious challenge in E...

Type 1 membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN) is an uncommon manifestation of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated renal disease in patients coinfected with hepatitis C virus. We report a case of MPGN characterized by nephrotic syndrome associated with HIV without hepatitis C coinfection. The patient had a favorable response to highly active antiretroviral therapy and angioten...

Title Human papillomavirus 16-positive uterine cervical squamous cell carcinoma with coinfection with human papillomavirus 34 has a lower incidence in lymph node metastasis than that without coinfection with human papillomavirus 34 Author(s) Michimata, Rie; Watari, Hidemichi; Tomaru, Utano; Sakuragi, Noriaki; Ishizu, Akihiro Citation Pathobiology, 80(5): 259-264 Issue Date 2013-06 Doc URL http:...

an individual is rare and can present as a challenging diagnosis to any medical professional. Dengue, leptospirosis, malaria, and viral hepatitis, have many overlapping clinical symptoms making it difficult to diagnose them together. A series of case reports have been published on various coinfections with dengue in an individual. Coinfection of dengue with leptospira, malaria, hepatitis A, hep...