title: The prevalence of hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV infections in non-IV drug opioid poisoned patients in Tehran-Iran.
abstract: The present study intends to look into the prevalence of these infections in the non-IVdrug abusing addicts whom were treated at our center. A pilot study was conducted on 20 patients who were admitted in poisoning center of Loghman-Hakim Hospital in Tehran due to non-IV drug overdose. One positive HIV antibody and one positive HBS antigen cases were found in this group. The pilot study was later expanded to a descriptive cross-sectional study on 214 patients. In this study 196 patients (91.6%) were male and 18 (8.4%) were female. The average age of subjects was 37.9, having the highest frequency between 20 to 30-years-old. The study showed that 14.48% (F = 31) had positive HCV antibody and 1.86% (F = 4) had positive HBS antigen and 1.4% (F = 3) had positive HIV antibody in their blood serum. One hundred and forty three patients (66.8%), were poisoned through oral opium consumption, 24 patients (11.2%) through inhalation and 18 (8.4%) both oral and inhalation. The remain; were IV-abuser or the manner of poisoning was unknown. This study signifies the need for heightened attention and preventive measures against the infection of the health care professionals by hepatitis C (HCV) virus.
authors.affiliation: Loghman-Hakim Hospital Poisoned Center, Faculty of Toxicological Research Center (TCR), Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Talaie
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Shadnia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Okazi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pajouhmand
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hasanian
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arianpoor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D062787:Drug Overdose; D055030:Drug Users; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000914:Antibodies, Viral