Alcohol misuse and illicit drug use are associated with HCV/HIV co-infection

We studied hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence and risk factors for HCV infection in a sample of Brazilian HIV-positive patients. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 580 HIV-positive patients from a specialized HIV/AIDS diagnosis and treatment centre in southern Brazil. All patients were inter...

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Published in:Epidemiology and infection 2014-12, Vol.142 (12), p.2616-2623
Main Authors: SIMON, D., MICHITA, R. T., BÉRIA, J. U., TIETZMANN, D. C., STEIN, A. T., LUNGE, V. R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Adult
AIDS
Alcohol use
Alcoholism - complications
Alcohols
Antivirals
Biological and medical sciences
Body piercing
Brazil - epidemiology
Coinfection
Coinfection - epidemiology
Coinfection - virology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Drug use
Educational Status
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Genotypes
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C - epidemiology
Hepatitis C virus
Heterosexuality
HIV
HIV infections
HIV Infections - epidemiology
Human immunodeficiency virus
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infections
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical records
Medical sciences
Men
Microbiology
Middle Aged
Original Papers
Predisposing factors
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Sociodemographics
Software
Substance-Related Disorders - complications
Variables
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
Viral hepatitis
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Summary:We studied hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence and risk factors for HCV infection in a sample of Brazilian HIV-positive patients. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 580 HIV-positive patients from a specialized HIV/AIDS diagnosis and treatment centre in southern Brazil. All patients were interviewed for socio-demographic and risk factors and tested for HCV antibodies and HCV-RNA detection. A multivariate analysis was performed to identify risk factors for HCV infection. A total of 138 (24%) patients had past or chronic hepatitis C. The following risk factors were associated with HCV infection for each gender: alcohol misuse and injecting drug use in women (P 
ISSN:0950-2688
1469-4409
DOI:10.1017/S0950268814000041