Prevalence of single, double, and triple infections of HIV, HCV and HBV among the MSM community in Pakistan

Journal of Infection

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 507-509

  Khanani, Muhammad R ^a   Somani, Mehreen ^b   Khan, Saeed ^b   Naseeb, Samina ^b   Ali, Syed H ^b  

^a DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MIXED INFECTION; PAKISTAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TRAVEL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649633743     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.09.035     Document Type: Letter

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