Clearance of hepatitis C virus RNA from serum in HIV/hepatitis C virus coinfection indicates eradication from peripheral blood mononuclear cells

AIDS

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1267-1271

  Page, Emma E ^a   Cox, Alison ^a   Atkins, Mark ^a   Nelson, Mark R ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C virus; HIV; Peripheral blood mononuclear cells; Persistence; Reservoir

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; PEGINTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLEARANCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MIXED INFECTION; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PERSISTENT VIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, VIRAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952955822     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: 14735571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e3283391d11     Document Type: Article

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