Seroprevalence of hepatitis viruses in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus

• Asıl Yazarlar: Jain Manisha (Yazar), Chakravarti Anita (Yazar), Verma Vikas (Yazar), Bhalla Preena (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: article
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Özet

<b>Objective:</b> The co-infection of Hepatitis B and C viruses with HIV accelerates disease progression and also has an effect on the management of patients infected with HIV. The prevalence of HIV co-infection with hepatitis viruses varies widely. This study is planned to evaluate the prevalence of HIV co-infection with Hepatitis B and C viruses in North India. <b> Materials and Methods:</b> A total of 1178 patients enrolled in the ART center were retrospectively analyzed for the presence of HBV and HCV on the basis of the presence of HBsAg and anti-HCV markers. <b> Results:</b> In patients infected with HIV, the prevalence of co-infection with HBV was 9.9&#x0025; (117/1178), the prevalence of co-infection with HCV was 6.3&#x0025; (74/1178) and the prevalence co-infection with both HBV and HCV was ~1&#x0025; (12/1178). <b> Discussion: </b> The prevalence rate of HBV and HCV are increasing in patients infected with HIV. Having acquired the knowledge about the importance of such a co-infection, it is essential that all the patients infected with HIV be screened for HBV and HCV co-infection.

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