Analysis of GB virus C infection among HIV-HCV coinfected patients

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 591-593

  Barbosa, Aline De Jesus ^a   Baggio Zappia, Giovana Lótici ^a   Dobo, Cristine ^a   Alves Sousa, Viviane Kelly ^a   Lanzara, Graziela De Almeida ^a   Da Silva, Ismael Dale Cotrim Guerreiro ^a   Lanzoni, Valéria Pereira ^a   Granato, Celso Francisco Hernandes ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coinfection; GB virus C; Hepatitis C virus; Hepatitis G virus; HIV

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER INJURY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CD4-CD8 RATIO; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FLAVIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GB VIRUS C; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, VIRAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VIRAL LOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

GB VIRUS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 73349103170     PISSN: 00378682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0037-86822009000500021     Document Type: Article

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