Background: Coinfection with HBV or HCV affects large no of HIV patients in the world, particularly in India and other developing countries. All three viruses have similar route of transmission of infection. Coinfection greatly increases the morbidity and mortality in affected patients.

Material and methods: The study was conducted in a tertiary care center in northern India. A total of 63 cases of HIV infection were studied for co infection of HBV and HCV.

Result: Out of 63 HIV infected patients studied  the number of cases of HIV/HBV and HIV/HCV coinfected was 1.58 %( 1/63) each. None of the cases were HIV/HBV/HCV or triple infected.

Summary: HBV and HCV coinfection is common among HIV infected patients increasing their morbidity and mortality. All these patients should be mandatorily investigated for HBV or HCV coinfection and clear policy guidelines should be made for providing better health care facilities to these patients.