Optimizing Hepatitis C Therapy in HIV/hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Coinfected Patients: Analysis of HCV Viral Kinetics on Treatment

INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is potentially curable, but the sustained virological response (SVR) has been shown to be lower in patients coinfected HIV. A single-centre experience treating individuals with HCV and HIV coinfection is reported.

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Main Authors: Paul Damien James, David KH Wong
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/384630
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spelling doaj-art-1dcdf53ad9c74118a5d78d70eda0f4e02025-02-03T05:45:44ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322012-01-01231313510.1155/2012/384630Optimizing Hepatitis C Therapy in HIV/hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Coinfected Patients: Analysis of HCV Viral Kinetics on TreatmentPaul Damien James0David KH Wong1Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaINTRODUCTION: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is potentially curable, but the sustained virological response (SVR) has been shown to be lower in patients coinfected HIV. A single-centre experience treating individuals with HCV and HIV coinfection is reported.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/384630
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Optimizing Hepatitis C Therapy in HIV/hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Coinfected Patients: Analysis of HCV Viral Kinetics on Treatment
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
title Optimizing Hepatitis C Therapy in HIV/hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Coinfected Patients: Analysis of HCV Viral Kinetics on Treatment
title_full Optimizing Hepatitis C Therapy in HIV/hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Coinfected Patients: Analysis of HCV Viral Kinetics on Treatment
title_fullStr Optimizing Hepatitis C Therapy in HIV/hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Coinfected Patients: Analysis of HCV Viral Kinetics on Treatment
title_full_unstemmed Optimizing Hepatitis C Therapy in HIV/hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Coinfected Patients: Analysis of HCV Viral Kinetics on Treatment
title_short Optimizing Hepatitis C Therapy in HIV/hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Coinfected Patients: Analysis of HCV Viral Kinetics on Treatment
title_sort optimizing hepatitis c therapy in hiv hepatitis c virus hcv coinfected patients analysis of hcv viral kinetics on treatment
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/384630
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