Article
Characteristics of HCV co-infection among HIV infected individuals from an area with high risk of blood-borne infections in central China.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Zhang Tiejun, Tully Damien C, Zhou Sujuan, He Na
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection has been proved to be a growing public health concern. The prevalence and genotypic pattern vary with geographic locations. Limited information is available to date with regard to HCV genotype and its clinical implications among those former commercial blood donor communities. The aims of this study were to genetically define...
Topics
- Adult
- Alanine Transaminase
- Aspartate Aminotransferases
- Blood Donors
- Blood-Borne Pathogens
- China
- Coinfection
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Female
- Genotype
- HIV Infections
