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Tuberculosis, Hepatitis C and Hepatitis B Co-Infections in Patients With Hiv in the Great Tehran Prison, Iran Publisher



Farhoudi B1 ; Seyedalinaghi S2, 3 ; Mohraz M2 ; Hosseini M4 ; Farnia M5
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  1. 1. Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Branch, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Iranian Research Center for HIV/AIDS, Iranian Institute for Reduction of High Risk Behaviors, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Tehran Positive Club, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Health and Treatment Office of Iranian Prisons Organization, Tehran, Iran

Source: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease Published:2016


Abstract

We conducted a study to evaluate tuberculosis (TB), hepatitis C and hepatitis B co-infections in male patients with HIV in the great prison of Tehran from October 2013 to May 2014. Among 85 HIV positive patients, five persons (5.9%) had TB. Also, 56 new HIV-infected patients were checked for hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis C virus antigen. There were three hepatitis B surface antigen (5.4%) and 50 hepatitis C virus antigen (89.3%) results. This study suggests that it is necessary to investigate TB, hepatitis C and hepatitis B in HIV positive prisoners in Iran. © 2016 Asian Pacific Tropical Medicine Press.