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Treatment of genotype 2 and genotype 3 hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in human immunodeficiency virus positive patients.
Current HIV/AIDS reports - 1 Dec 2013
Brown Kristen, LaBrie Martin, Coffin Carla S
Abstract excerpt
Approximately 25 % of persons living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are coinfected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). In cohort studies of HIV-HCV coinfection, HCV genotypes 2 and 3 account for 15 %-64 % of disease. Compared with HCV monoinfection, liver disease is accelerated in coinfected patients, and anti-HCV treatment is less successful. This article reviews the current knowledge and...
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