Background & Objective: Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) infection may be common in Human Immunodeficiency (HIV-1) patients and lead to chronic as well cirrhosis. We intended determine the incidence of HEV among HIV-1 comparison individuals without infection.Methods: In our cross-sectional study, 87 HIV-1-positive were compared 93 healthy Kerman, Iran. Plasma peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) o...

Background and Aims: End-stage renal disease patients treated by hemodialysis (HD) are more susceptible for infection by viral hepatitis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections. Infection by these viruses is promoted by the characteristic immunological dysfunction that develops in renal failure and interferes with the patient's ability to eliminate these viruses. Prevalence of these v...

To investigate whether Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) type 2 infection is highly prevalent among homosexual men, the prevalence of EBV type 2 was studied among homosexual and heterosexual white men who were at high and low risk for sexually transmitted diseases; these data were correlated with sexual behavior. The prevalence of EBV type 2 among homosexual men was significantly higher than it was amon...

Background: Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is an intracellular parasite mainly found in the central nervous system CNS, however, it can persist in multiple tissues in the body. Moreover, T. gondii is the commonest protozoans causing infections among individuals with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of T. gondii infection amon...

background: hsv2 has an important role in acquiring and transmitting hiv through genital ulcers. this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of this virus in hiv infected subject in kermanshah, iran. methods: this descriptive study was performed among 170 hiv positive patients (case group) and 165 non-hiv cases (control group)) referred to behavioral counseling center of kermanshah, we...

OBJECTIVES This study was designed to determine the prevalence of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a specific population, and to distinguish between known and previously unrecognized infections in the emergency department (ED) setting. METHODS Consecutive patients aged 15 to 54 years who had presented to the EDs of 2 urban hospitals during a 6-week period were enrolled in a prospective cros...

BACKGROUND The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) pandemic was ignited in Léopoldville (now known as Kinshasa), in the former Belgian Congo. Factors that jump-started its early expansion remain unclear. Nonlethal hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human T-cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV-1) can be used to investigate past iatrogenic transmission. METHODS We undertook a cross-sectional study of...

HIV/AIDS surveillance data indicate that, in 2008, approximately one-fourth of all HIV infections in adults remain undiagnosed in Italy and that close to 60% of AIDS diagnosed individuals discovered their seropositivity at the diagnosis of AIDS. Late diagnosis of HIV infection is associated with increased mortality and morbidity and increased cost to healthcare services. From a public health pe...