Association of patients' geographic origins with viral hepatitis co-infection Patterns, Spain

To determine if hepatitis C virus seropositivity and active hepatitis B virus infection in HIV-positive patients vary with patients’ geographic origins, we studied co-infections in HIV-seropositive adults. Active hepatitis B infection was more prevalent in persons from Africa, and hepatitis C seropo...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2011-06, Vol.17 (6), p.1116-1119
Main Authors: Cachafeiro, Santiago Perez, Caro-Murillo, Ana Maria, Berenguer, Juan, Segura, Ferran, Gutierrez, Felix, Vidal, Francesc, Martinez-Perez, Maria Angeles, Sola, Julio, Muga, Roberto, Moreno, Santiago, Del Amo, Julia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Care and treatment
Dispatch
Health aspects
Hepatitis B
hepatitis C
Hepatitis C virus
Highly active antiretroviral therapy
HIV
HIV patients
migrants
transients
viruses
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Summary:To determine if hepatitis C virus seropositivity and active hepatitis B virus infection in HIV-positive patients vary with patients’ geographic origins, we studied co-infections in HIV-seropositive adults. Active hepatitis B infection was more prevalent in persons from Africa, and hepatitis C seropositivity was more common in persons from eastern Europe.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1706.091810