Coinfection with HBV and HCV in 128 AIDS patients infected through blood transmission / 中国医学科学院学报
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
;
(6): 662-664, 2006.
Artigo
em Chinês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-313711
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To analyze the clinical features of 128 acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients infected through blood transmission who were coinfected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The prevalence, liver functions, and some immunological profiles of 128 AIDS patients coinfected with HBV and HCV were retrospectively analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Among the 128 AIDS patients, 107 (83.6%) were coinfected with HCV, among which 40 (31.3%) patients had abnormal liver functions or liver damage and 15 (11.7%) patients experienced hepatitis symptoms. Three (2.3%) AIDS patients were singly coinfected with HBV, and all of them had abnormal liver functions and hepatitis symptoms. Seven (5.5%) patients were coinfected with HIV/HCV/HBV and none of them had abnormal liver functions or hepatitis symptoms. Eleven (8.6%) patients were only infected with HIV.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The prevalence of blood-transmitted HIV patients coinfected with HCV is higher than with HBV. The clinical outcomes of HIV coinfection with HCV and HBV are different.</p>
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Assunto principal:
Comorbidade
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China
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Epidemiologia
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida
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Hepatite C
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Reação Transfusional
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Hepatite B
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Chinês
Revista:
Acta Academiae Medicinae Sinicae
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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