title: [Serological testing and prevalence of human immunodeficiency, hepatitis B and C viruses infections amongst acute psychiatric inpatients].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The request for serological tests for HIV, HBV and HCV is usual amongst acute psychiatric inpatients. Nevertheless, the seroprevalence and the repercussion of a positive result have been scarcely studied.
  
  
  METHODS
  Serological requests for these viruses were retrospectively analyzed in a sample of 332 psychiatric inpatients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Serological tests were requested by 65.3% patients. The prevalence of any seropositivity was 7.3%: 1.4% were infected by HIV-I, 3.2% had been in contact with HBV but none had an active infection, and 5.1% were infected by HCV. The presence of a positive result did not change the psychiatric therapeutic approach in any case.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The low prevalence of seropositivity suggests that such tests should be performed selectively in patients who present risk factors or atypical psychiatric symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Institut Clínic de Psiquiatria i Psicologia. Hospital Clínic. Barcelona. España. EEGEA@clinic.ub.es
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fernández-Egea
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gómez Gil
authors.forename: Bàrbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Corbella Santomà
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salamero Baró
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blanch Andreu
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valdés Miyar
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012698:Serologic Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*