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Low rate of sustained virological response in an outbreak of acute hepatitis C in HIV-infected patients.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Oct 2012
Laguno Montserrat, Martínez-Rebollar Maria, Perez Iñaki, Costa Josep, Larrousse Maria, Calvo Marta, Loncá Montse, Muñoz Ana, González-Cordón Ana, Blanco José Luís, Martínez Esteban, Gatell Josep Maria, Mallolas Josep
Abstract excerpt
Recent reports have suggested an increased risk of acute hepatitis C (AHC) infection in homosexual HIV-infected men and that early treatment with interferon-alfa, alone or associated with ribavirin, significantly reduces the risk of chronic evolution. A retrospective analysis of 38 HIV-infected patients who were consecutively diagnosed as developing AHC, defined by both seroconversion of anti-hepatitis C virus...
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