What question did this study set out to answer?

To assess the prevalence of HIV/HBV co-infection in a multicenter cohort of participants.

January 14, 2026Open Forum Infectious DiseasesOpen Access

P-280. HIV and Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Co-infection in a Multicenter Cohort Study

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MGMaria F. Sanes GuevaraUniversity of Pittsburgh KHKen HoUniversity of Pittsburgh SASheth ANEmory University

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A multicenter cohort study finds 3.1% of HIV-positive individuals have Hepatitis B, indicating rising risk factors including age and intravenous drug use.

Key Points

To assess the prevalence of HIV/HBV co-infection in a multicenter cohort of participants.
Conducted serologic testing for HBV among participants across 13 clinical research sites.
Defined HBV infection status via HBsAg and anti-HBV core antibody findings.
Employed Chi-squared and Fisher’s exact tests for categorical variable comparisons.
3.1% of HIV-positive individuals had current HBV infection.
Prior HBV infection was more common among PWH and associated with injection drug use.
Current HBV infection rates were higher in men and the 40-59 age group.

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Guevara et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6966f2fb13bf7a6f02c006c3 https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaf695.501

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A multicenter cohort study finds 3.1% of HIV-positive individuals have Hepatitis B, indicating rising risk factors including age and intravenous drug use.

P-280. HIV and Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Co-infection in a Multicenter Cohort Study

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P-280. HIV and Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Co-infection in a Multicenter Cohort Study

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