| Serological Status | HBV-DNA Status* |
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| Positive for any marker n = 24 | pa
| Pos (%) n = 9 | Neg (%) n = 15 | pa
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Sex
| | | | | |
Male | 19 | 0.6 | 7 (77.8) | 12 (80) | 1.0 |
Female | 5 | | 2 (22.2) | 3 (20) | |
Risk factors
| | | | | |
Heterosexual | 20 | 0.3 | 8 (88.9) | 12 (80) | 1.0 |
Transfusion | 2 | | 1 (11.1) | 1 (6.7) | |
IVDU | 2 | | 0 | 2 (13.3) | |
CD4 cell counts
| | | | | |
≤ 200 | 15 | 0.03 | 6 (66.7) | 9 (60) | 1.0 |
>200 | 9 | | 3 (33.3) | 6 (40) | |
ALT levels
| | | | | |
Raisedb
| 9 | 0.73 | 5 (55.6) | 7 (46.7) | 1.0 |
Other infections
| | | | | |
HCV posc
| 4 | 1.0 | 1 (11.1) | 3 (20) | 1.0 |
TB posd
| 6 | 1.0 | 3 (33.3) | 3 (20) | 0.63 |
- Note: Figures indicate number and percentage (in parenthesis) of patients unless indicated otherwise. n = total no. tested; HCV, hepatitis C virus; TB, tuberculosis; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; IVDU, injection drug use
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a Determined by Fisher's exact test for proportions
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b Defined as serum ALT levels >40 IU/L
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c Determined by anti-HCV IgM antibodies
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d Diagnosis of tuberculosis was based on clinical suspicion, chest X-ray findings and sputum mycobacteriology
- * In none of the remaining 29 patients, who were negative for all HBV seromarkers, HBV DNA was detected.