Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection in alcoholics

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Autor(a) principal: Oliveira,Luiz Carlos Marques de
Data de Publicação: 2001
Outros Autores: Pereira,Rômulo Gustavo, Reis,Ureliano Cintra
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Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Resumo: To verify the prevalence of infection by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in alcoholics we studied 131 alcoholic patients (119 males and 12 females) with a mean age of 44.3 ± 10.8 years. Serum samples were collected from this group and analysed, by ELISA, for antibodies against HIV as well as for serological markers for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). As we have previously described, we found a high prevalence of HBV (26.4%) and HCV (4.2%) markers as compared to the prevalence of these markers in samples of normal blood donors from Uberlândia's Hemocentro Regional, which are 4% and 0.4%, respectively. Of the 131 patients, four (3%) had antibodies against HIV, three (75%) of which were injecting drug users (IDU). In the HIV-negative group, only one patient was an IDU. The prevalence of HIV in our population, according to data from the city's Health Secretary, varies from 3.1% to 6.2%. We conclude that, at least for the moment, alcoholism per se, did not constitute an important risk factor for HIV infection. However, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a rather recent disease as compared to hepatitis B and C and, as the transmission routes are similar for HIV and hepatitis viruses, an increase in the incidence of HIV infection in alcoholics may be just a question of time.
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spelling Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection in alcoholicshuman immunodeficiency virusalcoholismhepatitis B virushepatitis C virusTo verify the prevalence of infection by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in alcoholics we studied 131 alcoholic patients (119 males and 12 females) with a mean age of 44.3 ± 10.8 years. Serum samples were collected from this group and analysed, by ELISA, for antibodies against HIV as well as for serological markers for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). As we have previously described, we found a high prevalence of HBV (26.4%) and HCV (4.2%) markers as compared to the prevalence of these markers in samples of normal blood donors from Uberlândia's Hemocentro Regional, which are 4% and 0.4%, respectively. Of the 131 patients, four (3%) had antibodies against HIV, three (75%) of which were injecting drug users (IDU). In the HIV-negative group, only one patient was an IDU. The prevalence of HIV in our population, according to data from the city's Health Secretary, varies from 3.1% to 6.2%. We conclude that, at least for the moment, alcoholism per se, did not constitute an important risk factor for HIV infection. However, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a rather recent disease as compared to hepatitis B and C and, as the transmission routes are similar for HIV and hepatitis viruses, an increase in the incidence of HIV infection in alcoholics may be just a question of time.Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde2001-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762001000100003Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz v.96 n.1 2001reponame:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruzinstname:Fundação Oswaldo Cruzinstacron:FIOCRUZ10.1590/S0074-02762001000100003info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessOliveira,Luiz Carlos Marques dePereira,Rômulo GustavoReis,Ureliano Cintraeng2020-04-25T17:48:30Zhttp://www.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php0074-02761678-8060opendoar:null2020-04-26 02:10:05.434Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - Fundação Oswaldo Cruztrue
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection in alcoholics
title Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection in alcoholics
spellingShingle Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection in alcoholics
Oliveira,Luiz Carlos Marques de
human immunodeficiency virus
alcoholism
hepatitis B virus
hepatitis C virus
title_short Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection in alcoholics
title_full Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection in alcoholics
title_fullStr Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection in alcoholics
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection in alcoholics
title_sort Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection in alcoholics
author Oliveira,Luiz Carlos Marques de
author_facet Oliveira,Luiz Carlos Marques de
Pereira,Rômulo Gustavo
Reis,Ureliano Cintra
author_role author
author2 Pereira,Rômulo Gustavo
Reis,Ureliano Cintra
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Oliveira,Luiz Carlos Marques de
Pereira,Rômulo Gustavo
Reis,Ureliano Cintra
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv human immunodeficiency virus
alcoholism
hepatitis B virus
hepatitis C virus
topic human immunodeficiency virus
alcoholism
hepatitis B virus
hepatitis C virus
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv To verify the prevalence of infection by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in alcoholics we studied 131 alcoholic patients (119 males and 12 females) with a mean age of 44.3 ± 10.8 years. Serum samples were collected from this group and analysed, by ELISA, for antibodies against HIV as well as for serological markers for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). As we have previously described, we found a high prevalence of HBV (26.4%) and HCV (4.2%) markers as compared to the prevalence of these markers in samples of normal blood donors from Uberlândia's Hemocentro Regional, which are 4% and 0.4%, respectively. Of the 131 patients, four (3%) had antibodies against HIV, three (75%) of which were injecting drug users (IDU). In the HIV-negative group, only one patient was an IDU. The prevalence of HIV in our population, according to data from the city's Health Secretary, varies from 3.1% to 6.2%. We conclude that, at least for the moment, alcoholism per se, did not constitute an important risk factor for HIV infection. However, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a rather recent disease as compared to hepatitis B and C and, as the transmission routes are similar for HIV and hepatitis viruses, an increase in the incidence of HIV infection in alcoholics may be just a question of time.
description To verify the prevalence of infection by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in alcoholics we studied 131 alcoholic patients (119 males and 12 females) with a mean age of 44.3 ± 10.8 years. Serum samples were collected from this group and analysed, by ELISA, for antibodies against HIV as well as for serological markers for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). As we have previously described, we found a high prevalence of HBV (26.4%) and HCV (4.2%) markers as compared to the prevalence of these markers in samples of normal blood donors from Uberlândia's Hemocentro Regional, which are 4% and 0.4%, respectively. Of the 131 patients, four (3%) had antibodies against HIV, three (75%) of which were injecting drug users (IDU). In the HIV-negative group, only one patient was an IDU. The prevalence of HIV in our population, according to data from the city's Health Secretary, varies from 3.1% to 6.2%. We conclude that, at least for the moment, alcoholism per se, did not constitute an important risk factor for HIV infection. However, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a rather recent disease as compared to hepatitis B and C and, as the transmission routes are similar for HIV and hepatitis viruses, an increase in the incidence of HIV infection in alcoholics may be just a question of time.
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