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HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS TYPE 1 AND OTHER VIRAL CO-INFECTIONS AMONG YOUNG HETEROSEXUAL MEN AND WOMEN IN ARGENTINA

2004; American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene; Volume: 71; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4269/ajtmh.2004.71.153

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María de los Ángeles Pando, Mirna Biglione, M Fernández Toscano, Rey J, Kevin L. Russell, Mónica Negrete, Silvia María Gianni, Liliana Martínez-Peralta, Horacio Salomón, Sergio Sosa‐Estáni, Silvia M. Montano, James G. Olson, José L. Sánchez, Jean K. Carr, María Mercedes Ávila,

Hepatitis B Virus Studies

Infections with hepatitis C virus, (HCV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and human T lymphotropic type I/II (HTLV-I/II) virus are commonly found in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). We conducted a seroepidemiologic study among 174 HIV-positive heterosexuals in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1999. Evidence of exposure to HCV, HBV, and HTLV-I/II was found in 32%, 17%, and 5%, respectively. A higher prevalence of HBV infection was observed among males (33%) compared with females (12%; P < 0.05). Among women, a prior history of a sexually transmitted infection, injecting drug use (IDU), having had more than five lifetime sex partners, and having exchanged sex-for-goods were significantly associated with HCV infection, whereas an IDU history, syringe sharing, and having exchanged sex-for-goods were found to be associated with HBV infection. Among men, an IDU history and syringe/needle sharing were significantly associated with HCV infection. The IDU-related and sexual transmission of hepatitis viruses constitute a significant problem among young, HIV-infected, heterosexuals in Argentina.