Influence of hepatitis C and hepatitis G virus co-infection on viral and cellular dynamics in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus following interruption of highly active anti-retroviral therapy

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 290-293

  Soriano Sarabia, N ^a   Abad, M A ^a   Vallejo, A ^a   Gutierrez S ^a   Leal, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

Author keywords

CD4 counts; Hepatitis C virus; Hepatitis G virus; Highly active anti retroviral therapy; Human immunodeficiency virus; Viral load

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS G; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERINFECTION; VIRUS LOAD;

GB VIRUS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 33644895075     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1198-743X.2005.01347.x     Document Type: Article

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