Clinical and histological characteristics of HIV and hepatitis C virus-co-infected patients in Brazil: A case series study

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 213-217

  Mendes Correa, Maria Cássia ^a,b   Widman, Azzo ^a   Brussi, Maria Luiza Paes ^a   Guastini, Cristina Fátima ^a   Cavalheiro, Norma De Paula ^a   Melo, Carlos Eduardo ^a   Barone, Antonio Alci ^a   Gianini, Reinaldo José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b University of São Paulo ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Genotype; Hepatitis C; HIV; Liver biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER HISTOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 52649104046     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0036-46652008000400005     Document Type: Article

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