Interaction between HIV-1 and HCV infections: towards a new entity?
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Interaction between HIV-1 and HCV infections: towards a new entity?
Since human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) share the same modes of transmission, HIV-HCV co-infected patients are relatively common. Until recently, the clinical course of HCV in co-infected patients was overshadowed by the high morbidity and mortality of HIV disease. Recent reductions in morbidity and mortality among HIV-infected patients due to the advent of highly a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1460-2091
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkh200