Co-infections HIV and microbacteriums causing hepatitis

ABSTRACT

Study 120 intravenous drug users admitted liver disease clinic and HIV clinic from April to July 2002, the results showed that reasons of 14.2% were routine examinations, the rest were fever, HIV-related conditions or symptoms of liver diseases or gastrointestinal diseases. 57% patients had transaminase level of >100 IU/l. Severe hepatocellular necrosis was remarkable in patients went to liver disease clinic. Important co-infection in 54 patients went to liver disease clinic was HIV-HBV-HVC. Intravenous drug users can be co-infected with many different viruses with severe hepatocellular necrosis, so they need appropriate treatments