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Considerable under-treatment of chronic HCV infection in HIV patients despite acceptable sustained virological response rates in a real-life setting.
Antiviral therapy - 1 Jan 2011
Reiberger Thomas, Obermeier Martin, Payer Berit A, Baumgarten Axel, Weitner Lutwin, Moll Arend, Christensen Stefan, Köppe Siegfried, Kundi Michael, Rieger Armin, Peck-Radosavljevic Markus
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BACKGROUND: According to guidelines, treatment of HCV infection should be considered a priority in HIV-HCV-coinfected patients. METHODS: This multicentre study includes HIV-HCV-coinfected patients diagnosed since 2001 in 14 participating centres in Austria and Germany. Demographic and virological data were recorded. Factors associated with non-initiation of HCV treatment were identified. RESULTS: Among 9,524 HIV...
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