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High Rates of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections and Uncommon HBV Genotype/Subtype and HCV Subtype Distributions among Transgender Individuals in Surabaya, Indonesia.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 22 Nov 2016
Hadikusumo Alfonsus Adrian, Utsumi Takako, Amin Mochamad, Khairunisa Siti Qamariyah, Istimagfirah Anittaqwa, Wahyuni Rury Mega, Lusida Maria Inge, Soetjipto, Rianto Edhi, Juniastuti, Hayashi Yoshitake
Abstract excerpt
Transgender people are at a high risk for sexually transmitted viruses such as hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Moreover, Indonesia has a moderate-to-high rate of HBV infection and rapid epidemic growth of HIV infection; hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can co-occur with HBV and HIV infections. In this study, 10 of 107 individuals (9.3%) were positive for HBV surface antigen...
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