Abstract
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.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Female
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HIV Infections / complications
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Hepatitis B / complications*
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Hepatitis B / epidemiology*
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Hepatitis B / immunology
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Hepatitis B Antibodies / blood
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Hepatitis C / complications*
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Hepatitis C / epidemiology*
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Hepatitis C / immunology
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Hepatitis C Antibodies / blood
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Prevalence
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Spain / epidemiology
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Young Adult
Substances
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Hepatitis B Antibodies
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Hepatitis C Antibodies