Publications by authors named "Herve M'boyis-Kamdem"
Introduction: In 2022, the WHO reported that 29.8 million people around the world were living with HIV (PLHIV) and receiving antiretroviral treatment (ART), including 25 375 people in Gabon (54% of all those living with HIV in the country). The literature reports a frequency of therapeutic failure with first-line antiretrovirals (ARVs) of between 20% and 82%.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Gabon is an endemic area for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) and the risk of co-infection is high.
Method: Between November 2015 and April 2016, we conducted retrospective study on HCV infection among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA). A total of 491 PLHA were included in this study and tested for the presence of HCV infection.
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- * The study found an 8.8% prevalence of HBsAg among 487 patients, with a substantial 69.7% of those positive for HBsAg having detectable HBV DNA, as well as cases of occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) in HBsAg-negative individuals.
- * Significant findings included a higher HBV DNA viral load in patients with lower CD4 cell counts and identified HBV sub-genotypes, revealing a