Prevalence of hepatitis C virus and hepatitis B virus infections in HIV-positive Chinese patients

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 354-360

  Yan, Y X ^a   Gao, Y Q ^b   Sun, X ^b   Wang, W ^a   Huang, X J ^b   Zhang, T ^b   Li, M ^a   Zang, C P ^c   Li, Z C ^b   Wu, H ^b  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B virus; hepatitis C virus; HIV; prevalence

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINESE; DRUG ABUSE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNSAFE SEX; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ADOLESCENT; ASIAN; BLOOD; CHINA; COMORBIDITY; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE SHARING; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; UNSAFE SEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952470430     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268810001597     Document Type: Article

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