title: Prevalence of HCV & HBV infection amongst HIV seropositive intravenous drug users & their non-injecting wives in Manipur, India.
abstract: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections were evaluated among 77 Manipuri couples of whom all husbands were both intravenous drug users (IDUs) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive. This study showed for the first time a high prevalence of HCV (92%) and HBV (100%) infection amongst the IDUs in Manipur. Stringent control measures to prevent the transmission of hepatitis viruses (B and C) are urgently required in Manipur.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases (ICMR), Calcutta.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Saha
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chakrabarti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Panda
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Naik
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Manna
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Detels
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
mesh_terms: D003075:Coitus; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous