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ArticleJournal of research in health sciences2016

Co-Infections and Sero-Prevalence of HIV, Syphilis, Hepatitis B and C Infections in Sexually Transmitted Infections Clinic Attendees of Tertiary Care Hospital in North India.

Sonali Bhattar, Prabhav Aggarwal, Satyendra Kumar Sahani, Preena Bhalla

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Article in Journal of research in health sciences, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sonali BhattarDepartment of Microbiology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Prabhav AggarwalDepartment of Microbiology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Satyendra Kumar SahaniDepartment of Dermatology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Preena BhallaDepartment of Microbiology, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India. preenabhalla@gmail.com.
Maulana Azad Medical College · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHIV, 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.

methodsA retrospective study including 220 patients was conducted during May 2014 through December 2014. Serodiagnosis of HIV was performed as per Strategy III of NACO guidelines; syphilis by VDRL followed by TPHA; HBV and HCV by rapid immuno-chromatographic test followed by ELISA.

resultsMale subjects were slightly more in number as compared to females (56.36% vs. 43.63%). Twelve (5.45%), 14 (6.36%), three (1.36 %) and one (0.45%) were reactive for HIV, VDRL, HBV and HCV, respectively. Three were both HIV and syphilis positive and one was both HIV and HBV positive; no co-infections of HBV/HCV, HIV/HBV/HCV and HIV/HBV/HCV/syphilis coexisted.

conclusionsHigh prevalence of HIV, HBV, HCV and syphilis in STI clinic attendees mandate routine screening to detect co-infections and follow prompt therapy in order to minimize their sequelae.

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AdolescentAdultAmbulatory Care FacilitiesCoinfectionFemaleHepatitis BHepatitis CHIV InfectionsHumansImmunologic TestsIndiaMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesSeroepidemiologic StudiesHepatitis BHepatitis CHIVSyphilis

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