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| Eduardo Lorens,Braga; André Castro,Lyra; Fabrizio,Ney-Oliveira; Lourianne,Nascimento; Adriano,Silva; Carlos,Brites; Rosicreuza,Marbak; Luiz Guilherme Costa,Lyra; Manuel L.,Ribeiro Neto; Koonj Asvin,Shah. |
| Co-infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is increasingly common and affects the clinical course of chronic hepatitis C. Highly active antiretroviral therapy has improved the life expectancy of HIV infected patients, but, by extending survival, it permits the development of HCV cirrhosis. This study tried to evaluate clinical and epidemiological features of patients with chronic hepatitis C co-infected with HIV. We evaluated 134 HCV-infected patients: i) group A - 65 co-infected HCV/HIV patients, ii) group B - 69 mono-infected HCV patients. The impact of HIV infection on HCV liver disease was analyzed using Child's score, ultrasound findings and liver histology. Patients were subjected to HCV genotyping and anti-HBs... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Hepatitis C; HIV; Co-infection; Clinical course; HCV genotype. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702006000100004 |
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| Torres,M.C.M.R.; Pereira,L.M.M.B.; Ximenes,R.A.A.; Araújo,A.S.; Secaf,M.; Rodrigues,S.S.; Bezerra,A.C.S.; Conceição,I.B.; Valença,M.I.B.; Martinelli,A.L.C.. |
| Patients with sickle-cell anemia submitted to frequent blood transfusions are at risk of contamination with hepatitis C virus (HCV). Determination of HCV RNA and genotype characterization are parameters that are relevant for the treatment of the viral infection. The objective of the present study was to determine the frequency of HCV infection and the positivity for HCV RNA and to identify the HCV genotype in patients with sickle-cell anemia with a history of blood transfusion who had been treated at the Hospital of the HEMOPE Foundation. Sera from 291 patients were tested for anti-HCV antibodies by ELISA 3.0 and RIBA 3.0 Chiron and for the presence of HCV RNA by RT-PCR. HCV genotyping was performed in 19 serum samples. Forty-one of 291 patients (14.1%)... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Hepatitis C; Anti-HCV antibodies; HCV RNA; HCV genotype; Sickle-cell anemia. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2003000300006 |
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