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HIV increases hepatitis C viraemia irrespective of the hepatitis C virus genotype.
Research in virology - 1 Jan 2000
Cribier B, Schmitt C, Rey D, Uhl G, Lang J M, Vetter D, Kirn A, Stoll-Keller F
Abstract excerpt
In case of coinfection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), HCV viraemia is increased. Because the HCV genotype 1 is associated with elevated viraemia, the increase in HCV viraemia observed and described in HIV+ patients could be attributed to the predominance of HCV genotype 1 in these patients. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to quantify HCV RNA in patients coinfected...
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