Background: Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is a common infection in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients and may accelerate HIV progression by rising HIV viral load and decreasing CD4 count. However, the available data regarding the influence of HSV-2 seropositivity on HIV progression in HIV individuals are inconclusive. Therefore, we aimed to determine HSV-2 seroprevalence in na&iu...

background : gb virus c (gbv-c) is a flavivirus that was characterized in 1995. the prevalence of gbv-c rna in hiv-in­fected subjects has not been previously studied in iran and was therefore determined. methods: we have investigated serum samples of 80 patients from imam khomeini hospital, tehran, iran, whose hiv in­fection was confirmed in our laboratory by western-blotting. we used nested-pc...

conclusions based on existing data, hiv infection surveillance, performance of standard precaution, and post exposure prophylaxis with anti-retroviral drugs outlined in this review article represent reasonable interim approaches to this complex problem. context human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids) concentrated in injecting drug users (idus) ...

Background HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis (TB) are major contributors to the burden of disease in sub-Saharan Africa. The two diseases have been described as a harmful synergy as they are biologically and epidemiologically linked. Control of TB/HIV co-infection is an integral and most challenging part of both national TB and national HIV control programmes, especially in contexts of instability wher...

background co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and hepatitis b virus (hbv) is common due to shared routes of transmission, as reported approximately 10% of 33 million hiv-infected patients worldwide are chronically infected with hbv. mutations of hbsag especially within the “a” determinant could alter the antigenicity of the protein, causing failure of hbsag neutralization and ...

disseminated tuberculosis (tb) is commonly seen in hiv-infected patients and is major cause of death in these patients. in hiv-infected patients disseminated tuberculosis is frequently undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. in this article we report a case of disseminated tb in a hiv-infected patient with a relatively long history of fever and other complaints without definite diagnosis. diagnosis of dis...

background : drug injection is one of the most significant risk factors for viral hepatitis and human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) infection. the present study was performed to evaluate the frequency of hepatitis b (hbv) and hiv infection in idus and to identify the risk factors of these infections in this group in a central city of iran, shahre-kord. methods : this study was conducted in 2004 ...