Hepatitis C virus is related to progressive liver disease in human immunodeficiency virus-positive hemophiliacs and should be treated as an opportunistic infection

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 179, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1254-1258

  Lesens, Olivier ^a,b,c,d   Deschênes, Marc ^a,b,c,d   Steben, Marc ^a,b,c,d   Bélanger, Gisèle ^a,b,c,d   Tsoukas, Christos M ^a,b,c,d  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Infectious Diseases Unit   (Canada)

^c ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMOPHILIA; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIXED INFECTION; MORTALITY; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HEMOPHILIA A; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032969855     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/314720     Document Type: Article

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