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HIV/HBV, HIV/HCV and HIV/HTLV-1 co infection among
injecting drug user patients hospitalized at the infectious
disease ward of a training hospital in IranSeyed Mohammad Alavi1, Arash Etemadi2
ABSTRACT
Objectives: To assess the prevalence and risk factors for HBV, HCV and HTLV-I co infection in the Iranian HIV positive Injecting Drug Users (IDU) patients admitted in hospital.
Methodology: Analyses were based on 154 male IDU patients admitted in Infectious disease ward of Razi Hospital, Ahwaz, Iran, from April 2001 to March 2003. All of them had been tested for HIV infection (Elisa-antibody &Western blot), HBV surface antigen, HCV antibody and HTLV-1 antibody.
Results: One hundred and four patients (67.53%) were identified as HIV infected. Among HIV infected, HB surface antigen, HCV antibody and HTLV-I antibody were positive in 44.23% and 74.04% and 16.33% patients respectively. HCV/HBV/HIV and HCV/HBV/HIV/HTLV-1 co infection were 20.20% and 8.65% respectively.
Conclusions: Co infection with HBV or HCV or HTLV-1 is common among hospitalized HIV-infected IDU patients in the region of study. HIV disease outcomes appear to be adversely affected by HBV/HCV/HTLV-I co infection, so identification of these viral infections is recommended as routine tests for this population.
KEY WORDS: Co-infection, Injecting drug user (IDU), Hepatitis B virus, Hepatitis C virus, HTLV-1, HIV.
Pak J Med Sci July - September 2007 Vol. 23 No. 4 510-513
1. Dr. Seyed Mohammad Alavi, MD
2. Dr. Arash Etemadi, MD
1-2: Infectious Disease Ward,
Razi Hospital,
Jundi Shapour University of Medical Sciences,
Ahwaz – Iran.
Correspondence
Dr. Seyed Mohammad Alavi,
No. 52, West 11 Avenue,
Kianabad,
Ahwaz – Iran.
Email: alavi1329dr@yahoo.com
* Received for Publication: December 6, 2006
* Accepted: April 2, 2007
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