A systematic review of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) drug and vaccine escape mutations in Africa

We have undertaken a systematic review of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) drug resistance associated mutations (RAMs) and vaccine escape mutations (VEMs) in Africa to quantify the prevalence, co-occurrence and geographic distribution of known mutations.<br> Below are details of the files shared here:<br> <b>S1 Fig: </b>HBV drug RAMs grouped according to genotype and geographic location;<br> <b>S2 Fig: </b>Distribution of HBV genotypes and prevalence of HBV RAMs in Pol/RT proteins in geno-A and geno-non-A samplesPanel A: Distribution of HBV genotypes derived from 35 studies reporting resistance associated mutations (RAMs) in Africa published between 2009 to 2017 (inclusive);<b></b>Panel B: Prevalence of HBV resistance associated mutations (RAMs) in Pol/RT proteins in geno-A and geno-non-A samples;<br><b>S1 Table:</b>PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) criteria for a systematic review of hepatitis B virus (HBV) drug and vaccine escape mutations in Africa. I. Checklist to demonstrate how PRISMA criteria (2009) have been met in this review; II. Flow diagram illustrating identification and inclusion of studies for a systematic review of drug and vaccine resistance mutations in Africa. <br> <b>S2 Table: </b>Details of search strategy used to identify studies on HBV RAMs and VEMs conducted in Africa;<br> <b>S3 Table: </b>Full details of 37 studies identified by a systematic literature search of HBV RAMs and VEMs from African cohorts published between 2007 and 2017 (inclusive);<br> <b>S4 Table:</b> HBV Pol/RT mutations among treatment-naïve HBV infected patients in Africa from 12 studies published between 2007 and 2017 (inclusive);<br> <b>S5 Table: </b>HBV Pol/RT mutations among treatment-experienced HBV infected patients in Africa, from 25 studies published between 2009 and 2017 (inclusive);<br> <b>S6 Table: </b>First line ART regimen for adults in Africa, and overlap with HBV therapy. Information derived from published ART guidelines in all cases where these are available in the public domain.This information was collated in May 2018. <br>