Association between active GB virus-C (hepatitis G) infection and HIV-1 disease in Uganda

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 244-249

  Yirrell, David L ^a,b,c   Wright, E ^a   Shafer, L A ^a   Campbell, E ^b   Van Der Paal, L ^a   Kaleebu, P ^a   Grosskurth, H ^a   Whitworth, J A ^a,d  

^a UGANDA VIRUS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Uganda)

^b GARTNAVEL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Disease progression; GB virus C; Genotypes; HIV 1

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHRONICITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL TIME; UGANDA; VIREMIA; ADOLESCENT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION; SURVIVAL; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; GB VIRUS C; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UGANDA;

EID: 34250624854     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/095646207780659006     Document Type: Article

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