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Epidemiology of GB virus type C among patients infected with HIV in Singapore.
Journal of medical virology - 1 May 2014
Lee Chun Kiat, Tang Julian Wei-Tze, Chiu Lily, Loh Tze Ping, Olszyna Dariusz, Chew Nicholas, Archuleta Sophia, Koay Evelyn Siew-Chuan
Abstract excerpt
Several studies have shown that individuals co-infected with GB virus type C (GBV-C), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have slower progression to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and a prolonged lifespan, compared to those infected with only HIV. In Singapore, despite the steadily increasing number of HIV infections in recent years, there are no studies documenting the extent of GBV-C/HIV...
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