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HIV, HBV and HCV Co-Infection Study.
Shazia M Ahsan, Preeti R Mehta.
Bombay Hospital Journal, April 2005.
SUMMARY
The routes of transmission are common for HIV, HBV and HCV. There is a paucity of published data on co-infection by these three viruses. Hence a pilot study was undertaken to screen 200 HIV positive serum samples from patients admitted in medical wards of tertiary care charitable hospital for the presence of HBsAg and antiHCV antibodies. 30 sera from patients attending out patient clinic and 30 sera from the HCWs of the hospital who were HIV negative represented the control group. Of the 200 HIV positive sera tested, 7 were found to be coinfected with HBV and 16 with HCV. None of the sera showed the presence of all the three viral markers. On statistical analysis a significant association was found between raised liver enzymes and HIV-HCV co-infection. The prevalence of HIV, HBV and HCV co-infection needs to be studied on a larger scale for the better understanding of the impact on clinical outcome and treatment response.
