Hepatitis B makers in a study group with human immunodeficiency virus infection in Myanmar, 1989
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1992-04-01
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During 1989, 200 sera, Positive for Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody by both Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ElISA) and Western Blot Immunoassay were selected randomly to be tested for Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) markers. 75
of the sera belonged to intravenous drug abusers with the remaining from hospitalized patients, blood donors and persons attending the Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Clinics. HBsAg was positive in 12.5
, HBeAg in 3
, anti-HBs in 34.5
and anti-HBc in 86
of the test group. Since the epidemiology of HIV and HBV infections are similar regarding the modes of transmission (parenteral, perinatal and sexual), the risk groups affected and the occurrence of chronic asymptomatic infection creating a reservoir for further spread, HIV infected persons can be assumed to have a high infection rate for HBV. In our study, the infection rate for HBV was very high being 92
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of the sera belonged to intravenous drug abusers with the remaining from hospitalized patients, blood donors and persons attending the Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Clinics. HBsAg was positive in 12.5
, HBeAg in 3
, anti-HBs in 34.5
and anti-HBc in 86
of the test group. Since the epidemiology of HIV and HBV infections are similar regarding the modes of transmission (parenteral, perinatal and sexual), the risk groups affected and the occurrence of chronic asymptomatic infection creating a reservoir for further spread, HIV infected persons can be assumed to have a high infection rate for HBV. In our study, the infection rate for HBV was very high being 92
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Than Aung, Khin Pyone Kyi, Khin Yi Oo, Khin Mya Lwin, Soe Lwin. Hepatitis B makers in a study group with human immunodeficiency virus infection in Myanmar, 1989. Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal. 1992; 4(1): 1-5