Coinfection by Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis C Virus in Injecting Drug Users
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Detection of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), anti hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody and anti human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody was carried out in serum samples from 250 injecting drug users (IDUs) from a deaddiction centre, Shalom, in Churachanpur district, Manipur during the period of August-October, 2002. One hundred and forty-nine (59.6%) IDUs were positive for HIV antibody, 226 (90.4%) were positive for anti HCV antibody and 27 (10.8%) were positive for HBsAg. There was coinfection of HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV) and HCV in 15 (6%) of the IDUs. The coinfection of HBV and HCV was found in 12 cases (4.8%) and coinfection of HIV and HCV was found in 131 cases (52.4%). HIV and HCV were the highest among the coinfection of IDUs. The IDUs were in sexually active age group with a risk of infection to their sexual partner.
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