conclusions this epidemiological study indicated different rates and transmission risks for these viruses. hcv was the most contagious viral infection and htlv-i was the weakest in the prisoners. apart from kshv infection which its prevalence was as twice as in the general population, the prevalence of hbv and htlv-i in prisoners was nearly in ranges of the general population. background prison...

background: blood transfusion plays a great role in public health and the blood safety still has remained a main concern. hbv has been considered as one of the most prevalent blood borne infections. it is estimated that chronic hbv affects 350-400 million people worldwide. comprehensive knowledge about hbv has high importance in iran due to high number of blood dependent patients. material and ...

Co-infection in immunocompetent patients is rare. Though co-infection with dengue and leptospira cases is increasingly reported, a co-infection of this combination along with hepatitis E is rarely thought of. Until date only two case of triple co-infection have been reported world-wide. Here, we are reporting a patient with co-infection of dengue, leptospirosis and hepatitis E admitted to our i...

background : hepatitis b virus (hbv) is one of the most popular causes of chronic liver diseases through the world. there are approximately 350 million individuals infected with the hbv that 15 to 20 million of them are co-infected with hdv. it is known that co-existent infection with hdv tends to accelerate the progress of chronic hbv infection to chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellula...

background: beside various factors for producing diabetes, it seems that chronic hepatitis c, hiv/hcv co-infection, and anti-retroviral treatment especially including protease inhibitors may predispose to diabetes. this study conducted to determine prevalence of diabetes in hiv and hcv patients. methods: the registries of 150 hcv patients, 50 hiv patients and 90 hiv/hcv co-infected patients in ...

evidence has shown that liver disease caused by hepatitis viruses can be more aggressive and severe in hiv infected subjects. therefore, the present cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the seroprevalence of hdv infection among hiv/hbv co-infected clients in shiraz, southwest iran. in this study, 178 patients co-infected with hbv and hiv individuals were enrolled. the diagnosis of hiv infect...