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Low prevalence of HCV infection with predominance of genotype 4 among HIV patients living in Libreville, Gabon.

PloS one - 1 Jan 2018

Ndjoyi-Mbiguino Angélique, Kombe Kombe Arnaud John, Bivigou-Mboumba Berthold, Zoa-Assoumou Samira, Akombi Falone Larissa, Nzengui Nzengui Francis, M'boyis Kamdem Hervé, François-Souquière Sandrine

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BACKGROUND: Gabon is an endemic area for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) and the risk of co-infection is high. METHOD: Between November 2015 and April 2016, we conducted retrospective study on HCV infection among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA). A total of 491 PLHA were included in this study and tested for the presence of HCV infection. HIV viral loads were obtained using the...

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PMID: 29385148
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190529
PMCID: PMC5791959

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