COMPLIANCE WITH HEPATITIS B AND HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION SCREENING AMONG HIV-1 INFECTED PATIENTS IN A RESOURCE-LIMITED SETTING

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are important risk factors for mortality among HIV-infected patients. We assessed compliance with screening for HBV and HCV infection prior to initiation of ART in a resource-limited setting. Six hundred thirty-eight patients with a mean...

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Published inSoutheast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health Vol. 39; no. 5; pp. 863 - 866
Main Authors SUNGKANUPARPH, Somnuek, WONGPRASIT, Pawinee, MANOSUTHI, Weerawat, ATAMASIRIKUL, Kalayanee
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bangkok Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization, Regional Tropical Medicine and Public Health Network 01.09.2008
Central Coordinating Board, SEAMEO-TROPMED Project
Subjects
Adult
Anti-Retroviral Agents - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Female
General aspects
Health Care Rationing - organization & administration
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B - complications
Hepatitis B - diagnosis
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C - complications
Hepatitis C - diagnosis
HIV Infections - complications
HIV Infections - drug therapy
HIV-1
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Mass Screening - methods
Medical sciences
Risk Factors
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
Viral hepatitis
Immunopathology
Compliance
Hepatic disease
AIDS
Medical screening
Immune deficiency
Infection
Virus
Viral disease
Digestive diseases
Tropical medicine
Flaviviridae
Hepatitis C virus
Hepacivirus
Viral hepatitis C
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Summary:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are important risk factors for mortality among HIV-infected patients. We assessed compliance with screening for HBV and HCV infection prior to initiation of ART in a resource-limited setting. Six hundred thirty-eight patients with a mean age of 38.4 years (53% males) were studied. Prior to initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) 371 patients (58%) were screened for HBV and 273 (43%) were screened for HCV infection. Of those screened, 9.7% had HBV infection and 8.8% had HCV infection. Given the relatively high prevalence of HBV and HCV infection among HIV-infected patients, screening for HBV and HCV infections prior to ART initiation should not be omitted in the resource-limited setting.
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ISSN:0125-1562