A comparison of HIV-1, HBV, and HTLV-I/II seroprevalence rates of injured patients admitted through California emergency departments

✍ Scribed by Kenneth J Rhee; Timothy E Albertson; Kenneth W Kizer; Michael J Burns; Michael J Hughes; Michael S Ascher

• Book ID: 104311267
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1992
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 433 KB
• Volume: 21
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1097-6760
• DOI: 10.1016/s0196-0644(05)82658-7

✦ Synopsis

To determine the seroprevalence rates of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV-I/II) and to compare these rates with the HIV-1 seroprevalence rate in a sample of injured patients admitted through ten California emergency departments.

Design: Prospective blinded testing for serologic markers for HBV, HTLV-I/II, and HIV-1 on routinely collected blood samples.

Setting: Ten California hospitals were chosen to reflect geographic and demographic diversity.

Type of participants: All injured adult patients who were admitted to a participating hospital through the ED during consecutive threemonth periods from June through November 1989.