Background: Trypanosoma cruzi and HIV coinfection can evolve with depression of cellular immunity and increased parasitemia. We applied quantitative PCR (qPCR) as a marker for preemptive antiparasitic
M: male; F: female; wt: wild type. Bold case letters correspond to amino acid changes in the MHR of the HBsAg.HIV and HBV biomarkers in patients coinfected with OBI.
Infection of more than one virus in a host, coinfection, is common across taxa and environments. Viral coinfection can enable genetic exchange, alter the dynamics of infections, and change the course