Hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus coinfection: where do we stand?

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Both human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C (HCV) are globally infecting millions of people. Since these viruses are both transmitted through blood-blood contact the rate of coinfection is as high as 30% and among i.v. drug users in the Western world 70%. In The Netherlands, 8% of HCV-infected patients are coinfected with HIV. After the successful introduction of antiretroviral therapy (HAART) the...

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