Seroprevalence of anti-HCV among HIV-infected persons and general population.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-43824
ABSTRACT
From November 1993 to December 1994, the seroprevalence of anti-HCV, HBsAg was studied among 346 HIV-infected persons (asymptomatic HIV-infected persons and AIDS patients) and 1,023 subjects from the general population (including 119 cord blood samples). The prevalence of anti-HCV, HBsAg among HIV-infected patients aged 15-45+ years was 11.0 and 11.6 per cent respectively which is significantly higher than the comparable levels for the general population (1.9% and 4.7%) in the age group 15-44 years. There was no statistically significant association of anti-HCV and HBsAg prevalence among 200 asymptomatic HIV-infected carriers and 146 AIDS patients. Assays for anti-HCV among blood donors are highly recommended to reduce the development of liver disease or cirrhosis in the immediate future.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Chi-Square Distribution
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HIV Infections
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Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Prevalence
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Risk Factors
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Year:
1995
Type:
Article
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