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Hepatitis C Infection and the Risk of Non-Liver-Related Morbidity and Mortality in HIV-Infected Persons in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 15 Feb 2017
Kovari Helen, Rauch Andri, Kouyos Roger, Rougemont Mathieu, Cavassini Matthias, Schmid Patrick, Stöckle Marcel, Bernasconi Enos, Weber Rainer, Ledergerber Bruno
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Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been associated with increased non-liver-related morbidity and mortality. However, studies have yielded inconsistent results. Methods: The incidence of clinical events in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected HCV-seropositive and incidence density–matched HCV-seronegative participants of the Swiss HIV Cohort Study from August 1994 to December 2014 was...
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