HIV, HBV, HCV, and syphilis co-infections among patients attending the STD clinics of district hospitals in Northern India

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 358-363

  Hussain, T ^a   Kulshreshtha, K K ^a   Sinha, Shikha ^a   Yadav, V S ^a   Katoch, V M ^a  

^a NATIONAL JALMA INSTITUTE FOR LEPROSY AND OTHER MYCOBACTERIAL DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

Co infection; HBV; HCV; HIV AIDS; India; STDs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRATION; OCCUPATION AND OCCUPATION RELATED PHENOMENA; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; READING; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROLOGY; SEX; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SUPERINFECTION; SYPHILIS; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HIV-2; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SYPHILIS;

EID: 33746886289     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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