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HIV coinfection with hepatitis b other diagnostic studies
Introduction
Other Diagnostic Studies
Other Diagnostic Studies
Liver Biopsy
Liver biopsy remains the gold standard for assessing disease severity in HIV-HBV coinfection. Non-invasive markers are also available but none have been widely studied in coinfected patients.
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]