title: Association of Patients' Geographic Origins with Viral Hepatitis Co-infection Patterns, Spain.
abstract: To determine if hepatitis C virus seropositivity and active hepatitis B virus infection in HIV-positive patients vary with patients' geographic origins, we studied co-infections in HIV-seropositive adults. Active hepatitis B infection was more prevalent in persons from Africa, and hepatitis C seropositivity was more common in persons from eastern Europe.
authors.affiliation: Fundacion IDI Complexo Hospitalario de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain. santiago.perez.cachafeiro@sergas.es
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pérez Cachafeiro
authors.forename: Ana María
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Caro-Murillo
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berenguer
authors.forename: Ferran
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Segura
authors.forename: Felix
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gutierrez
authors.forename: Francesc
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vidal
authors.forename: Maria Angeles
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Martinez-Perez
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sola
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Muga
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moreno
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies