Predictors of Liver Fibrosis in HIV-Infected Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection: Assessment Using Transient Elastometry and the Role of HCV Genotype 3

Background. Liver fibrosis is accelerated in patients coinfected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The reasons for this faster liver disease progression are unclear, although higher plasma HCV RNA levels and distinct HCV genotype distribution in this population, co...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 2006-04, Vol.42 (7), p.1032-1039
Hauptverfasser:	Barreiro, Pablo, Martín-Carbonero, Luz, Núñez, Marina, Rivas, Pablo, Morente, Adolfo, Simarro, Nuria, Labarga, Pablo, González-Lahoz, Juan, Soriano, Vincent
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Age Factors Alanine Transaminase - blood Antiretroviral drugs Antiretrovirals Biological and medical sciences Chronic hepatitis Confidence intervals Disease Female Fibrosis Genotype Genotype & phenotype Genotypes Hepacivirus Hepacivirus - classification Hepacivirus - genetics Hepatitis Hepatitis C virus Hepatitis C, Chronic - complications Hepatitis C, Chronic - drug therapy Hepatitis C, Chronic - virology HIV HIV Infections - complications HIV/AIDS Hospitals Human immunodeficiency virus Human viral diseases Humans Immunodeficiencies Immunodeficiencies. Immunoglobulinopathies Immunopathology Infections Infectious diseases Liver Liver cirrhosis Liver Cirrhosis - etiology Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Plasma RNA RNA, Viral - analysis Stiffness Viral diseases Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids Viral hepatitis
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