High frequency of HIV-1 and hepatitis C co-infection among young Thai men: evidence for a changing pattern of HIV transmission in Thailand.
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.
Chanbancherd
Penprapa
P
Army Institute of Pathology, Bangkok, Thailand. penprapac@thai.amedd.army.mil
Paris
Robert M
RM
Torugsa
Kalyanee
K
de Souza
Mark
M
Khin-Saw-Aye-Myint
Chitpong
Anuparb
A
Brown
Arthur E
AE
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