Hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection in a cohort of HIV positive long-term non-progressors: Possible protective effect of infecting HCV genotype on HIV disease progression

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 82-86

  Morsica, Giulia ^a   Bagaglio, Sabrina ^a   Ghezzi, Silvia ^a   Lodrini, Chiara ^a   Vicenzi, Elisa ^a   Santagostino, Elena ^b   Gringeri, Alessandro ^b   Cusini, Marco ^c   Carminati, Guido ^c   Bianchi, Giampaolo ^d   Galli, Laura ^a   Lazzarin, Adriano ^a   Poli, Guido ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

HCV genotype; HIV disease progression; HIV load; LTNPs

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV LONG-TERM SURVIVORS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 34249084372     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2007.03.007     Document Type: Article

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