results hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag) was found in 122/3000 (4.1%) prisoners. hepatitis b e antigen (hbeag), anti-hiv, anti-hcv and anti-hiv/anti-hcv were detected in 52/122 (42.6%), 12/122 (10%), 22/122 (18%) and 3/122 (2.4%) prisoners, respectively. the hbv-dna was found in 115/122 (94.3%) prisoners. the most high risk behavior was to utilize the collaborative syringe by injecting drug ...

prison inmates are among the high risk population for dangerous infections such hiv, hbv, hcv and other contagious diseases. in spit of many data about the prevalence and risk factors for blood born diseases among prisoners in the world, such data are spares from iran. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors for hiv, hbv, hcv and hdv infections among a ...

background hepatitis c virus (hcv) is the main cause of infection that has the potential to cause chronic liver disease. injecting drug users (idus) have a key role in hcv transmission in iran. knowledge of the distribution of various genotypes is essential for successful future research and control strategies. objectives the aim of this study was to identify hcv genotypes among chronic infecte...

It has been estimated that there are now 800,000 active drug injecters living in the European Union. Drug injecting, which causes AIDS, is commonly practised among the drug abusers in this part of the world, where it quickly triggered a full-scale endemic of AIDS, HBV and HCV The various member-countries have responded in different ways. But the rates of infection are still alarmingly high ever...