| hepatitis virus and hiv infections in inmates of a state correctional facility in mexico. | we sought to determine the prevalence and associated characteristics of hepatitis a, b, c and d viruses and hiv infections in a prison in durango, mexico. sera from 181 inmates were analysed for hav antibody, hepatitis b core antibody (hbcab), hepatitis b surface antigen (hbsag), hcv antibody, hdv antibody, hiv antibody and hcv genotypes. prevalence of hav antibody, hbcab, hbsag, hcv antibody, hdv antibody and hiv antibody were 99.4, 4.4, 0.0, 10.0, 0.0 and 0.6% respectively. hcv genotype 1a pre ... | 2005 | 16050514 |
| seroprevalence of selected viral, bacterial and parasitic infections among inpatients of a public psychiatric hospital of mexico. | we sought to determine the frequency of serological markers of selected infections in a population of psychiatric patients in durango city, mexico, and to determine whether there are any epidemiological characteristics of the subjects associated with the infections. one hundred and five inpatients of a public psychiatric hospital of durango were examined for hbsag, anti-hcv antibodies, anti-hiv antibodies, anti-brucella antibodies, rapid plasma reagin and anti-cysticercus antibodies by commercia ... | 2008 | 18516464 |