Absence of occult HCV infection in HIV-positive patients

Journal of Infection

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 436-437

  Filippini, Pietro ^a   Di Martino, Filomena ^a   Martini, Salvatore ^a   Pisaturo, Mariantonietta ^a   Sagnelli, Evangelista ^a   Coppola, Nicola ^b  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano di Caserta   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEROLOGY; UNSAFE SEX; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ITALY; LIVER; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RNA, VIRAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858439078     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2011.12.018     Document Type: Letter

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