CLINICAL AND LABORATORY CHARACTERISTICS OF CHRONIC VIRAL HEPATITIS "B" AND "C" IN HIV-INFECTED INDIVIDUALS

Abstract

HIV infection and parenteral viral hepatitis are socially significant diseases that affect the demographic situation of the country. The commonality of transmission routes and risk factors, along with the involvement of youth and children in the epidemic process, complicates the epidemiological situation regarding HIV. According to the World Health Organization, there are approximately 350-400 million carriers of viral hepatitis B and over 170 million carriers of viral hepatitis C worldwide, and more than 35 million people are living with HIV. The commonality of transmission routes contributes to the concurrent presence of viral hepatitis B, C, and HIV infections in some patients.