BACKGROUND People who inject drugs are at high risk of acquiring hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) due to risky injection and sexual practices. The objective of this study is to investigate the epidemiology of HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, and co-infection of these viruses among people who inject drugs in Zanzibar, Tanzania. METHODS We used resp...

To assess whether the spread of infection with HIV can be reduced by changes in behaviour among groups most at risk because of their sexual practices sexual behaviour was monitored among 1050 homosexual men tested for HIV infection at a genitourinary medicine clinic in west London from November 1984 to September 1987. Four cohorts, defined by date of presentation, were studied by questionnaire ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Although an effective vaccine against hepatitis B has been licensed in the United States since 1981, and successful childhood vaccination programs have been implemented, hepatitis B virus transmission continues to occur among high-risk adults. In this study, we identified factors associated with receipt of one or more doses of hepatitis B vaccine among adults at high r...

Introduction: Blood derived products have been known as an effective treatment for many years. However, this treatment is not without risk of infections transmission including hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immune-deficiency virus (HIV) in people who received the blood. Nevertheless, due to a high risk of blood born diseases through blood transfusion, screening ...

OBJECTIVES A cross-sectional study on prevalence of HBV and HDV infection, risk factors and genotype distribution of HBV infection was conducted among 848 HIV-infected patients in Mato Grosso do Sul, Central Brazil. METHODS Serum samples of 848 participants were tested for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc) and hepatitis surface antibody (anti-HBs). HBsA...

conclusions patients with hiv/aids are more likely to acquire other stis, because the same behaviors that increase the risk of becoming hiv infected can also increase the risk of acquiring stis. having a sore on the skin due to an sti can make the transmission of hiv to the sex partner more likely than people who don’t have such sore in their genital area. results among the 41 patients with hiv...

OBJECTIVE Analysis of the contribution of genetic (single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) at position -238 and -308 of the tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and -592 of the interleukin-10 (IL-10) promotor genes) and of classical factors (age, alcohol, immunodepression, antirretroviral therapy) on the risk of liver cirrhosis in human immunodeficiency (HIV)-hepatitis C (HCV) virus coinfected pat...

BACKGROUND Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are among the most important health issues in Turkey. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections are less frequently observed in the country. The individuals who had blood transfusions, patients undergoing hemodialysis, and intravenous drug addicted individuals, people who had tattoos/piercings, communal living environ...

background: hepatitis c is one of the most important etiological factor in chronic liver disease which could lead to the progressive liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. the purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of hepatitis c in east of golestan province (north-east of iran). materials and methods: 2123 inhabitants from north-east of iran of general population have been...

conclusions the prevalence of anti-hbc among the elderly in the city of tubarão was higher than in previous studies evaluating blood donors in the same region. despite the association of previous hbv infection and factors indirectly related to sexual risk behaviors, the results suggest the involvement of invasive therapeutic procedures in the hbv transmission chain. patients and methods this cr...