1. Mortality in relation to hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection status among HIV-HBV coinfected patients in sub-Saharan Africa after immediate initiation of antiretroviral therapy Running head: HBV profiles and mortality in HIV
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Kouamé, Gérard Menan, Mohareb, Amir, Gabassi, Audrey, Gabillard, Delphine, Moh, Raoul, Badjé, Anani, Emiene, Arlette, Maylin, Sarah, Menam, Herve, Hyle, Emily, Delaugerre, Constance, Danel, Christine, Anglaret, Xavier, Lacombe, Karine, Eholié, Serge, Boyd, Anders, Infectious diseases in lower-income countries [Bordeaux] (IDLIC), Bordeaux population health (BPH), Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Institut de Santé Publique, d'Épidémiologie et de Développement (ISPED)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Institut de Santé Publique, d'Épidémiologie et de Développement (ISPED)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Harvard Medical School [Boston] (HMS), Laboratoire de Virologie [CHU Saint-Louis], Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Groupe Hospitalier Saint Louis - Lariboisière - Fernand Widal [Paris], Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP), Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Institut de Santé Publique, d'Épidémiologie et de Développement (ISPED)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique (iPLESP), Sorbonne Université (SU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), This work was supported by the Agence Nationale de Rercheches sur le SIDA et les hépatites virales (ANRS), Paris, France.GMK also received doctoral funding from the ANRS. AMM received funding from National Institutes of Health NIAID T32AI007433and NIAID R37AI058736.EPH received funding from National Institutes of Health NHLBIK01HL123349., Gestionnaire, HAL Sorbonne Université 5, and Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Sorbonne Université (SU)
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Hepatitis B virus ,Sub‐Saharan Africa ,[SDV.MHEP.MI]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Infectious diseases ,[SDV.MHEP.MI] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Infectious diseases ,virus diseases ,HIV ,CD4+ cell count ,Mortality ,digestive system diseases - Abstract
International audience; It is unknown how past and active hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection affect immunorecovery and mortality in people with HIV who initiate tenofovir‐based antiretroviral therapy (ART). Using data collected between 2008 and 2015, we studied people with HIV in sub‐Saharan Africa initiating immediate ART in the Temprano randomized control trial. We classified participants into HBV groups at ART initiation: hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)‐positive with HBV DNA ≥ 2,000 IU/ml; HBsAg‐positive with HBV DNA < 2,000 IU/ml; isolated HBcAb‐positive; resolved infection (HBsAb‐positive/HBcAb‐positive); and HBV non‐immune/vaccinated (HBcAb‐negative). We compared square‐root CD4‐cell count increases using mixed‐effect, non‐linear regression adjusted for age, sex, baseline CD4 cell count, and HIV RNA. We compared all‐cause mortality using Bayesian parametric survival regression. Among 879 participants, 24 (2.7%) had HBsAg with high HBV DNA, 76 (8.6%) HBsAg with low HBV DNA, 325 (37.0%) isolated anti‐HBcAb, 226 (25.7%) resolved HBV infection and 228 (25.9%) HBV non‐immune/vaccinated. We found no significant difference in CD4 cell increases between HBV‐infection groups after adjustment (p = 0.16). Participants with HBsAg and high HBV DNA had the highest incidence of all‐cause mortality (1.9/100 person‐years, 95% Credibile Interval [CrI] = 1.0–3.4). By comparison, incidence rates of mortality were reduced by 57% (95%CrI = −79%, −13%), 60% (95%CrI = −82%, −12%) and 66% (95%CrI = −84%, −23%) in those who had isolated anti‐HBcAb‐positive, resolved HBV infection and HBV non‐immune/vaccinated, respectively. In conclusion, individuals with HIV and past HBV infection or isolated anti‐HBcAb‐positive serology, much like HBV non‐immune/vaccinated, experience lower mortality than those with HBsAg and high HBV DNA. Additional HBV‐related management would not be necessary for these individuals.
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- 2020
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