Seroprevalences and co-infections of HIV, hepatitis C virus and hepatitis B virus in injecting drug users in Quetta, Pakistan. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • 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%).

publication date

  • January 1, 2007

Research

keywords

  • Blood-Borne Pathogens
  • Substance Abuse, Intravenous

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 33947319142

PubMed ID

  • 17326891

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 37

issue

  • 1