| Publication Abstract Display | | Type: Published Manuscript | | Title: High prevalence of Hepatitis Delta virus among patients with chronic Hepatitis B virus infection and HIV-1 in an intermediate Hepatitis B virus endemic region. | | Authors: Saravanan S, Madhavan V, Velu V, Murugavel KG, Waldrop G, Solomon SS, Balakrishnan P, Kumarasamy N, Smith DM, Mayer KH, Solomon S, Thyagarajan SP | | Year: 2014 | | Publication: Journal of The International Association of Providers of AIDS Care | | Volume: 13 Issue: 1 Pages: 85-90 | | Abstract:We conducted a study to investigate HIV and hepatitis delta virus (HDV) coinfection among patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and the triple infection's (HIV/HBV/HDV) clinical implications in India, an intermediate HBV endemic region, with an estimated HIV-positive population of 2.5 million. A total of 450 patients (men: 270; women: 180) with chronic HBV infections and 135 healthy volunteers were screened for HIV and HDV. The incidence of the triple infection was low (4 [0.8%]) compared with dual infections of HIV-1/HBV (7 [1.5%]) and HBV/HDV (22[4.8%]). Among 21- to 40-year-olds, HBV/HDV coinfection (45.8%) and HBV/HDV/HIV-1 triple infection was predominant (75%). Among 11 patients coinfected with HIV-1/HBV, 4 (36%) were tri-infected and were also associated with chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis. The HDV coinfection was higher among patients coinfected with HBV/HIV-1, despite the declining trend in HDV infection among HIV-negative patients, as previously reported. Thus, it is important to assess the impact of HIV, chronic HBV, and HDV tri-infection in India. |
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