Okpalugo C E, Oguntibeju O O.
The prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Hepatitis B virus (HBV) in preoperative patients.
Infect Dis J Jan ;14(3):100-2.

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections in preoperative patients admitted for surgical operations at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Lagos, Nigeria. Two hundred patients (200 samples tested for HIV) and (100 samples tested for HBV) comprising 90 males (45%) and 110 females (55%) were recruited into the study. Sixty eight of the 200 patients (34%) were scheduled for emergency surgery (group A) and 132 (66%) listed for elective surgery (group B). Seven (3.5%) of the 200 patients tested positive for HIV 1 and 2 using the Well-coenzyme method. Five (2.5%) and 2 (1%) of the 200 patients confirmed HIV-positive were females and males respectively. Sixty-one (61%) of the 100 patients tested for Hepatitis B surface antigen were males and 39 (39%) females. Eighteen (18%) of the 100 patients examined were positive for (HbsAg). Ten (10%) of the 18 HBsAg-positive patients were males and 8 (8%) were females. This study therefore showed the prevalence rate of HIV and Hepatitis B in preoperative patients at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital. It also to some extent reflects the prevalence of HIV and HBV in the general population.

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