Co-infection of HBV and HCV among drug injected HIV (+) users

ABSTRACT

At Viet Duc Hospital from 1998 to 1999, 50 HIV(+) intravenous drug users, aged in average 26,4 were investigated. Anti HCV serum (+) in 62%, HCV Co-infected 30% and HBV 46%, co- infected with only HBV 16%, HIV, HBV, HCV 3 viruses co- infected 32%. The co- infected incidence was 50% in the year 1998 and 66% in 1999; 22% had not HBV and HCV co- infection. HBV and HCV co-infection characteristies: hiver cell degradation in 46,65% of HIV + HCV+ HBV co- infected; 68,75% in HIV+ HCV co- infection; 87,5% in HIV+ HBV co- infection. There were no much difference in term of the number of lymphocyte and monocyte between patients of 3 virus- infection, 2 virus infection and only HIV infection