conclusions the significant number of coinfected hiv-hcv patients only had hbcab positive test without detectable hbv-dna. further studies for detection of hbv-dna in both serum and liver biopsy specimens may help clarify the impact of hbv infection in coinfected hiv/hcv patients. results of 103 hiv-hcv coinfected patients, both hbsag and hbcab were positive in 7 patients (6.8%), negative in 44...

context hepatitis b and hepatitis c (hbv and hcv) infections are both major causes of hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc). however, hcc caused by each of these two viruses has unique characteristics that should be studied independently to that of another one. while hbv- and hcv-related hccs share similar host and environmental risk factors such as male gender, age above 50 years old, family history ...

background: hiv, syphilis, hepatitis b and c (hbv & hcv) infections modify the epidemiology and presentation of each other. this study aimed to estimate the seroprevalence of these infections and their co-infections in sexually transmitted infections (sti) clinic attendees in new delhi, india. methods: a retrospective study including 220 patients was conducted during may 2014 through december 2...

background: with respect to the importance of hepatitis a in patients with chronic liver disease, current study was conducted with the aim of determining the prevalence of previous hepatitis a infection in hepatitis b virus carriers with different stages of liver disease. materials and methods: this was a cross sectional study. 283 hbsag positive subjects (including 118 inactive carriers, 144 p...

background: in patients with hepatitis b and c, environmental factors such as smoking and alcohol can cause liver fibrosis progression. but opium effects on liver fibrosis progression are not clear. this study was designed to assess the relationship of opium user and liver fibrosis progression. methods: in this case-control study, sixty patients in hepatitis b group and sixty patients in hepati...

objectives the current study aimed to assess relationship between s/co rates and hcv-rna levels in the laboratory to identify hcv viremia in patients with a positive anti-hcv. patients and methods all serum samples were assayed for anti-hcv by elisa method. a total of 265 anti-hcv positive patients were tested for hcv-rna testing by quantitative method using artus hcv rg real-time polymerase ch...

background and objectives: intravenous drug using is a main risk factor for getting infected with hiv, hepatitis b and c viruses. the syphilis is a common infection. the aim of this study was to investigate the seroepidemiology of hiv, syphilis, hepatitis b and c among the intravenous drug users (idus) at loghman hakim hospital, tehran. materials & methods: a descriptive (cross- sectional) stud...

Hepatitis B is an eminent risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, whereas hepatitis C a key HCC Western Europe North America. Increased awareness of the global burden viral resulted, May 2016, adoption first health sector strategy on by World Health Assembly, which calls elimination as public threat 2030. Although incidence liver cancer resulting...

The objective of this study is to validate the specific questionnaire for Hepatitis B HBQOL (Hepatitis Quality Life Instrument, version 1.0) Brazilian version, in addition testing its applicability patients with hepatitis under treatment and comparing quality life between using first-line drugs (tenofovir entecavir). For validation, back-translation technique was used a sample 47 patients. Fact...

background: in patients who are hepatitis b virus (hbv) dna-positive, but hbv surface antigen (hbsag) -negative, the infection is referred to as occult hepatitis b infection (obi). occult hbv infection is harmful when other liver diseases are present, and can aggravate liver damage in in patients with chronic liver diseases. in human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection the suppression of vir...