Compliance with hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus infection screening among HIV-1 infected patients in a resource-limited setting.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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2008 Sep; 39(5): 863-6
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-30759
ABSTRACT
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are important risk factors for mortality among HIV-infected patients. We assessed compliance with screening for HBV and HCV infection prior to initiation of ART in a resource-limited setting. Six hundred thirty-eight patients with a mean age of 38.4 years (53% males) were studied. Prior to initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) 371 patients (58%) were screened for HBV and 273 (43%) were screened for HCV infection. Of those screened, 9.7% had HBV infection and 8.8% had HCV infection. Given the relatively high prevalence of HBV and HCV infection among HIV-infected patients, screening for HBV and HCV infections prior to ART initiation should not be omitted in the resource-limited setting.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Health Care Rationing
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HIV Infections
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Mass Screening
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Risk Factors
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HIV-1
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Hepatitis C
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Adult
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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