Title
Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and other viral co-infections among young heterosexual men and women in Argentina
Date Issued
01 August 2004
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Pando M.
Biglione M.
Toscano M.
Rey J.
Russell K.
Negrete, Monica
Gianni S.
Martinez-Peralta L.
Salomón H.
Sosa-Estani S.
Olson, James
Sanchez J.
Carr J.
Ávila M.
Destacamento de Investigación Médica Naval
US Naval Medical Research Center Detachment
Destacamento de Investigación Médica Naval
Publisher(s)
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Abstract
Infections with hepatitis C virus, (HCV), hepatitis B (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.
Start page
153
End page
159
Volume
71
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Virología
Ciencias socio biomédicas (planificación familiar, salud sexual, efectos políticos y sociales de la investigación biomédica)
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-4243198220
PubMed ID
Source
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
ISSN of the container
00029637
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