Publications by authors named "Jagat B Baniya"
Article Synopsis
- Hepatitis B virus (HBV) significantly impacts liver health, leading to serious conditions like cirrhosis and cancer, with existing management guidelines primarily based on data from developed countries.
- A study in Nepal revealed that the HBV profiles—including viral loads and age demographics—are comparable to both developing and developed countries, indicating similar epidemiology across different regions.
- The review of international HBV treatment guidelines suggests that the World Health Organization's approach, which incorporates cost-effective methods like the AST-to-platelet ratio index (APRI), is most suitable for resource-limited settings like Nepal.
Objective: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) seropositivity may confer an increased risk of liver fibrosis in immunosuppressed individuals. We studied this effect in HIV-infected individuals in Nepal, a country hyperendemic for HEV.
Participants And Methods: We prospectively evaluated 200 HIV-positive individuals.
HBV and HCV infections are widespread among the HIV-infected individuals in Nepal. The goals of this study were to investigate the epidemiological profile and risk factors for acquiring HBV and/or HCV coinfection in disadvantaged HIV-positive population groups in Nepal. We conducted a retrospective study on blood samples from HIV-positive patients from the National Public Health Laboratory at Kathmandu to assay for HBsAg, HBeAg, and anti-HCV antibodies, HIV viral load, and CD4+ T cell count.
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