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Schistosomiasis does not affect the outcome of HCV infection in genotype 4-infected patients.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 1 May 2014
Allam Walaa R, Barakat Ahmed, Zakaria Zainab, Galal Gehan, Abdel-Ghafar Tamer S, El-Tabbakh Mohamed, Mikhail Nabiel, Waked Imam, Abdelwahab Sayed F
Abstract excerpt
Although reports suggest that Schistosoma mansoni increases hepatitis C virus (HCV) morbidity and chronicity, its impact on HCV spontaneous resolution is not clear. HCV genotype, viral load, abdominal ultrasonographic findings, and HCV-specific cell-mediated immunity (CMI) were examined among 141 healthcare workers infected with HCV (68 workers with and 73 workers without S. mansoni). HCV genotype 4 was dominate,...
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