Survey on hepatitis Gvirus in HIV epidemic region

  Objective   To estimate the prevalence of HGV/GBV-C in HIV-infected people and discuss the effect of HGV on HIV clinical progress.

  Methods   ELISA was applied to detect HGV-Ab and HIV-Ab in villagers who were interviewed in HIV epidemic region.

  Results   Out of 328 HIV positive villagers, 210(64%)were positive with HGV-Ab.However, the ratio of co-infected HGV in patients who were AIDS or died of AID was comparatively low.

  Conclusion   Co-infected HGV can problely slow the progress of HIV.