5th International AIDS Conference Montreal, Quebec, Canada — Jun 4-9, 1989

Int Conf AIDS 1989 Jun 4-9; 5:174 (abstract no. A.582)

Fay O, Biglione J, Fernandez E, Galindez J, Guagnino L, Navarret N; Centro de Technologia en Salud Publica, UNR, Argentina

OBJECTIVE: To study the attack rate of HBV and HIV in drug addicts (IVDA) and homosexuals (HS), compared with the general population as per samples collected from voluntary blood donors (VBD).

METHODS: Studies were made on samples from communities seeking medical advice in response to COPRES appeal. HBV-carriers were differentiated thru ELISA HBsAg and previously infected ones, thru ELISA anti-HBc. All sera were searched for HIV thru ELISA and confirmed thru immunoelectrotransference (WB).

RESULTS: TABULAR DATA, SEE ABSTRACT VOLUME.

CONCLUSION: HBV-infection is 5 to 8 times more frequent in the above risk population than among VBD in the NEA. HBV attack rate is higher among HS than among IVDA. HBV-chronic carriers were found more often among IVDA than among HS. There are more HBV-chronic carriers among HIV+IVDA than among HIV+HS. If IVDA samples are received in blood banks as VBD ones, HBV transmission risk will grow accordingly, unless adequate controls are implemented. HIV presence is not statistically significant to determine HBV presence in each population.

Keywords: AEGIS, Hepatitis B Virus, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Hepatitis B Surface Antigens, HIV, Hepatitis B Antibodies, Risk, Substance Abuse, Intravenous, HIV Infections, Blood Donors, Homosexuality, HIV Antibodies, Argentina, ICA5

1989-06-04
A582

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