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HIV/AIDS Co-Infection
New HIV/AIDS co-infection study results reported from V.A. Gyarmathy et al
June 30th, 2009
According to recent research from Lisbon, Portugal, "Drug-related infectious diseases are among the major health consequences of drug use, and any existing drug-related infection may predispose injecting drug users (IDUs) to other infections. We assessed among IDUs in Budapest, Hungary the prevalence of and vulnerability to selected drug-related infections and co-infections." "The sample consisted of 186 participants recruited between October 2005 and December 2006. We found 0 HIV, 37 HCV, 24 HAV, and 14 past HBV infection. Infections with Herpes 1 or 2, tuberculosis, Chlamydia, syphilis, and gonorrhoea were 79, 12, 7, 4, and 0, respectively. Co-infection with HAV/HCV...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-06-30)
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