Seroprevalences and co-infections of HIV, hepatitis C virus and hepatitis B virus in injecting drug users in Quetta, Pakistan

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作者：

Achakzai, Malik

Kassi, Masoom

Kasi, Pashtoon Murtaza

机构：

[1] Bolan Med Coll, Dept Pathol, Quetta, Pakistan

[2] Bolan Med Coll, Dept Psychiat, Quetta, Pakistan

[3] Aga Khan Univ, Karachi 74800, Pakistan

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TROPICAL DOCTOR | 2007年 / 37卷 / 01期

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10.1258/004947507779951989

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 [公共卫生与预防医学]; 120402 [社会医学与卫生事业管理];

摘要：

A questionnaire-based survey was administered to a sample of street-recruited injecting drug users. Written informed consent was obtained. Serological screening and further testing for the three blood-borne infections was performed. Fifty (76.9%) consented for serological testing. Seroprevalences of hepatitis C virus (HCV), HIV and hepatitis B antigen were 60%, 24% and 6%, respectively. Co-infections of HCV/HIV were particularly high (20%).

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