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- Title
HBV and HCV Coinfection among HIV/AIDS Patients in the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases, Vietnam.
- Authors
Huy, Bùi Vũ; Vernavong, Kanxay; Kính, Nguyễn Văn
- Abstract
Aim. To examine prevalence and characterization of HBV and HCV coinfection among HIV/AIDS patients. Methods. This crosssectional, retrospective study analyzed 724 HIV/AIDS patients in the HIV clinic at the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases (NHTD), from5/2005 to 4/2011. Results. The prevalence of HBV, HCV, and HIV coinfection was 50.3% (364/724), of which HbsAg, HCV, and both of HbsAg, and HCV positivity were 8.4%, 35.4%, and 6.5%, respectively. The cohort (364 patients) with HBV, HCV, and HIV coinfection live in the 30 provinces/cities in the North and Central area of Vietnam. We found statistically significant associations between heightened risk of coinfection with HIV and HCV in the age group 30-39 years (P < 0.001), male gender (P < 0.001), never married patients (P < 0.001), patients with a history of injection drug use (P < 0.001), and clinical stages 2-4 (P < 0.001). Coinfection with HBV/HIV was statistically significant associations between heightened risk of marital status (never married) (P < 0.001) and those who reported transmission through sexual intercourse. Conclusion. Coinfection with viral hepatitis is common in HIV patients; further study of the impact and evolution of coinfection is necessary to find effective treatment algorithms.
- Subjects
VIETNAM; MIXED infections; HEPATITIS B transmission; HEPATITIS C transmission; HIV-positive persons; PUBLIC health; DISEASE risk factors
- Publication
AIDS Research & Treatment, 2014, p1
- ISSN
2090-1240
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2014/581021