title: High frequency of HIV-1 and hepatitis C co-infection among young Thai men: evidence for a changing pattern of HIV transmission in Thailand.
abstract: To assess whether patterns of HIV transmission have changed in Thailand, we tested for antibody to hepatitis C virus (HCV) as a marker for parenterally acquired infection among HIV-infected and uninfected young Thai men. Antibody to HCV was present in 49.5% of HIV-infected men and 2.2% among uninfected men. These data suggest that a significant number of HIV infections among young men in Thailand may be associated with injection drug use.
authors.affiliation: Army Institute of Pathology, Bangkok, Thailand. penprapac@thai.amedd.army.mil
authors.forename: Penprapa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chanbancherd
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Paris
authors.forename: Kalyanee
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Torugsa
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.lastname: Khin-Saw-Aye-Myint
authors.forename: Anuparb
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chitpong
authors.forename: Arthur E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015897:Comorbidity; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission*; D015497:HIV-1; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000821:virology; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology