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HCV genotype distribution among HIV co-infected individuals in Argentina: relationship with host and viral factors.
Acta gastroenterologica Latinoamericana - 1 Jun 2007
Quarleri Jorge F, Bolcic Federico M, Bouzas Maria B, Laufer Natalia, Gómez Carrillo Manuel, Mammana Lilia, Kaufman S, Pérez H, Cahn P, Salomon H
Abstract excerpt
Coinfection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) in individuals infected with HIV is associated with a higher incidence of liver injury hepatic decompensation, and decreased survival than that observed in an HIV-monoinfected population. While prevalence studies on HIV/HCV coinfection have been performed in the U.S. and in some European countries, little is known about HCV genotype distribution in Latin America. The main...
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