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HCV co-infection and markers of liver injury and fibrosis among HIV-positive childbearing women in Ukraine: results from a cohort study.
BMC infectious diseases - 12 Dec 2016
Bailey Heather, Nizova Nataliya, Martsynovska Violeta, Volokha Alla, Malyuta Ruslan, Cortina-Borja Mario, Thorne Claire
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ukraine's injecting drug use-driven HIV epidemic is among the most severe in Europe with high burden of HCV co-infection. HIV/HCV co-infected individuals are at elevated risk of HCV-related morbidity, but little is known about burden of liver disease and associated factors in the HIV-positive population in Ukraine, particularly among women. METHODS: Characteristics of 2050 HIV-positive women enrolled...
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