Open AccessTime trends of seroepidemiology of hepatitis C virus and hepatitis B virus coinfection in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients in a Super Specialty Hospital in New Delhi, India: 2012–2014
Author(s) -
Abha Sharma,
Jasmin Halim,
Tavleen Kaur Jaggi,
Bibhabati Mishra,
Archana Thakur,
Vinita Dogra,
Poonam Loomba
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1998-3816
pISSN - 0253-7184
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7184.176214
Subject(s) - medicine , coinfection , virology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , hepatitis c virus , hepatitis b virus , hepatitis a virus , hepatitis virus , virus
Hepatitis viruses and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfection is a major cause of liver diseases worldwide. High prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Asia makes it important to understand HBV and HCV coinfection with HIV in this part of the globe. This study was done with the aim of assessing the time trends of seroepidemiology of HBV and HCV coinfection in HIV patients over the last 3 years.