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Incidence and predictors of severe liver fibrosis in HIV-infected patients with chronic hepatitis C in Brazil.
AIDS patient care and STDs - 1 Sept 2008
Mendes-Correa Maria Cássia, Widman Azzo, Brussi Maria Luiza Paes, Guastini Cristina Fátima, Gianini Reinaldo José
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to examine the incidence and factors associated with the severity of liver fibrosis in 234 coinfected patients in Brazil. Patients were cared for in our clinic, from 1996 to 2004. Eligible patients were defined as patients with documented HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections and had previously undergone a liver biopsy. Patients with persistently normal alanine aminotransferase...
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