HIV-infected inpatients in the HAART era: how do hepatitis C virus coinfected patients differ?

We compared the demographics and clinical characteristics of HIV-infected patients with and without hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection hospitalized at Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, from October 1999 through September 2000. Two hundred three (40%) of the 510 patients were coinfected with...

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Veröffentlicht in:	AIDS patient care and STDs 2003-01, Vol.17 (1), p.13-16
Hauptverfasser:	Falusi, Oluwatoyin M, Pulvirenti, Joseph, Sarazine, Julia, Shastri, Priya, Gail, Cheri, Glowacki, Robert
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active CD4 Lymphocyte Count Chicago - epidemiology Drug therapy Female Hepacivirus - isolation & purification Hepatitis Hepatitis C Hepatitis C - complications Hepatitis C - epidemiology HIV HIV Infections - complications HIV Infections - drug therapy HIV Infections - virology Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Liver cirrhosis Male Patient Admission - statistics & numerical data Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	We compared the demographics and clinical characteristics of HIV-infected patients with and without hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection hospitalized at Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, from October 1999 through September 2000. Two hundred three (40%) of the 510 patients were coinfected with HCV. HCV coinfected patients were less likely to be on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) and were frequently hospitalized with higher CD4 counts for non-HIV-related medical problems including complications of liver disease.
ISSN:	1087-2914 1557-7449
DOI:	10.1089/108729103321042872