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Treatment for hepatitis C virus genotype 1 infection in HIV-infected individuals on methadone maintenance therapy.
Drug and alcohol dependence - 1 Jul 2011
Taylor Lynn E, Bowman Sarah E, Chapman Stacey, Zaller Nickolas, Stein Michael D, Cioe Patricia A, Maynard Michaela A, McGovern Barbara Hedgis
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BACKGROUND: A minority of HIV/HCV coinfected patients with opiate addiction undergo HCV treatment. HCV therapy for HCV-monoinfected methadone maintenance (MM) recipients is safe and effective. We evaluated treatment efficacy and adherence to pegylated interferon (pegIFN) among HIV/HCV coinfected...
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