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Indian Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volume 9, Issue 2, July-December 2023, Pages 9-12

Original Article

Prevalence of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV in Patients Presenting with Myocardial Infarction to Emergency Department

Digvijay Adake, Utsav Anand Mani, Vikram Sarangan, Sushma Shriyan, Elizabeth Sada, Firdaus Behram Bhot, Rajesh Ursekar, Pushpraj Singh

1 Head of Department, Department of Emergency Medicine, DY Patil Corporate Hospital, Pune 411018, Maharashtra, India, 2,8 Senior Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine, King George's Medical University, Lucknow 226003, Uttar Pradesh, India, 3 Senior Resident, 5 Associate Professor, 6Head of Department, 7Associate Professor, Bharati Hospital, Pune 411043, Maharashtra, India, 4 Clinical Associate, Department of Accident and Emergency, Kokilaben Hospital, Mumbai 400061, Maharashtra, Indi

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijcd.2395.6631.9223.1

Abstract

Objectives: To calculate the prevalence of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV infections in patients of myocardial infarction presenting in the emergency department.

Methods: This is a longitudinal observational study.

Results: HIV, HCV and HBsAG were positive in 7 (7.0%), 4 (4.0%) and 3 (3.0%) patients respectively. Whereas both HIV and HBsAG were positive in 5 (5.0%), both HIV and HCV were positive in 1 (1.0%) patients. HCV and HBsAg co-infection was positive in none.

Conclusion: A high prevalence of Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV infections in patients is noted amongst patients of myocardial infarction reporting to emergency medicine department. This high number maybe due to an inadequate sample size or an error in a study design or a consequence of reported more prevalence in an emergency scenario.

Keywords : Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, HIV, Myocardial Infarction.

Corresponding Author : Utsav Anand Mani, Senior Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine, King George's Medical University, Lucknow 226003, Uttar Pradesh, India.