Co-infection with hepatitis viruses among HIV-infected individuals at a tertiary care centre in South India

Kosaraju, K.; Padukone, S.; Bairy, I.

Tropical Doctor 41(3): 170-171

2011


ISSN/ISBN: 1758-1133
PMID: 21676983
DOI: 10.1258/td.2011.110054
Document Number: 226796
We studied the occurrence of hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) virus co-infections in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals in a tertiary care centre. The occurrence of co-infections in our study was less than in the literature reported from the West. However, routine screening of these co-infections in HIV patients is recommended to avoid possible liver-related morbidity and mortality as a part of improving their quality of life.

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