Transmission of human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B virus by blood brotherhood rituals

Leblebicioglu, H; Turan, D; Sunbul, M; Esen, Şaban; Eroglu, C

doi:10.1080/0036554021000027012

Transmission of human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B virus by blood brotherhood rituals

Leblebicioglu H., Turan D., Sunbul M., Esen Ş., Eroglu C.

SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, cilt.35, sa.3, ss.210, 2003 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 35 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2003
Doi Numarası: 10.1080/0036554021000027012
Dergi Adı: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.210
Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Blood brother/sisterhood is a ritual that involves the exchange of a small amount of venous blood via the binding of excisions. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) could be transmitted by this ritual. Two cases infected with HIV and HBV by a blood brotherhood ritual are reported.