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Characteristics and prospects for hepatitis C therapy of an HIV-HCV coinfected population followed at a reference HIV center.
HIV clinical trials - 1 Jan 2000
Maida Ivana, Soriano Vincent, Ramos Belén, Ríos Pilar, González-Lahoz Juan, Núñez Marina
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PURPOSE: A cross-sectional study was performed during 2004 at a large HIV clinic in Spain to identify HIV-HCV coinfected individuals who might be candidates for HCV therapy. METHOD: Plasma HCV RNA levels were measured in 405 anti-HCV antibody positive patients. Spontaneous HCV clearance had occurred in 11.4%. Overall, 165 (40.1%) of HCV-HIV coinfected patients had already been exposed to interferon (IFN)-based...
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