Indian Journal of Scientific Research
Year : 2017, Volume : 8, Issue : 1
First page : ( 179) Last page : ( 181)
Print ISSN : 0976-2876. Online ISSN : 2250-0138.

Hepatitis c co-infection in hiv infected patients: A study in a tertiary care centre from South India

Priya N. Lakshmi*, Adisesh Mangala, Krishnan Usha K

Institute of Microbiology, Madras Medical College, E.V.R. Periyar Salai, Chennai, India

*Corresponding author

Online published on 24 May, 2018.

Abstract

Co-infection with Hepatitis C virus (HCV) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected individuals results in increased hepatic complications. This study to evaluate the presence of HCV in HIV infected individuals attending a tertiary care centre in southern India. Among the 624 HIV infected patients tested for Hepatitis C by the 2 ELISA methods, 26 (4.2%) patients were positive for Anti HCV antibodies. Among the 600 healthy controls, who were subjected to the similar protocol, 8 (1.3%)were found to be reactive for Anti HCV. The findings of our study showed presence of HCV (4.2%) co-infections in HIV positive patients which was higher than that seen in HIV negative controls. Co-infection with HCV is a common problem in HIV infected patients in India. Hence, all HIV patients need to be routinely tested formarkers of HBV and HCV infection.

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Keywords

HIV-Hepatitis C co-infection, Anti-HCV, HCV markers, HAART.

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