Hepatitis C virus co infection in HIV positive patients

Autor:	T M, Balogun, S, Emmanuel, K O, Wright
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Adult Male Nigeria Blood Donors Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay HIV Infections Hepacivirus Hepatitis C Antibodies Middle Aged Hepatitis C Young Adult Age Distribution Cross-Sectional Studies Risk Factors HIV Seropositivity HIV-1 Prevalence Humans Female Sex Distribution
Zdroj:	Nigerian quarterly journal of hospital medicine. 20(3)
ISSN:	0189-2657
Popis:	Hepatitis C virus (HCV) co infection is reported common in HIV positive individuals and also responsible for increasing morbidity and mortality among them.This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of antibodies to HCV (anti- HCV) among HIV positive patients.This cross sectional study was carried out among HIV positive patients and HIV negative blood donors. HIV infection was diagnosed in patients using Determine HIV- 1/2 rapid kits and Elisa based immunocombfirm, while Dialab Elisa kits were used for screening blood donors for HIV and also assaying anti HCV in all subjects.Anti-HCV was detected in 14.7% of patients and 1.1% of HIV negative blood donors. HIV/HCV co-infection rate was highest in the 30-39 years age group (P0.05).Findings demonstrate a high prevalence with 13 fold higher risk of HCV co infection among HIV-positive patients.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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