TY  - JOUR
T1  - INfluence of coinfection with hepatitis viruses on human immunodeficiency plasma viral load
AU  - Negredo E, Domingo P, Sambeat M, Rabella N, Vázquez G
Y1  - 1999/10/01
N1  - 
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 2367
EP  - 2368
VL  - 159
IS  - 19
N2  - 
About 40% of patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are coinfected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), mainly because both viruses share the same routes of transmission. It has been demonstrated by several studies that HIV infection causes a more rapid progression of chronic hepatitis C to cirrhosis and liver failure.1- 2 In agreement with that, increased degrees of hepatitis C viremia have been observed in coinfected patients.1,3 Among the mechanisms potentially implicated, interaction between the viruses and the immunosuppressive state induced by HIV infection have been suggested.3- 4

SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ER  -