2016
DOI: 10.1016/s1473-3099(15)00485-5
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Prevalence and burden of HCV co-infection in people living with HIV: a global systematic review and meta-analysis

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“…However, with the currently high survival rate of HIV+ individuals, HCV-related liver disease in coinfected patients is becoming a major cause of morbidity and mortality, and the burden of HIV/HCV coinfection is poorly understood 40 . In Brazil, descriptive studies of this nature face several difficulties, including the need for expertise and financial investment to perform laboratory tests, resulting in cohorts with a small number of cases.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, with the currently high survival rate of HIV+ individuals, HCV-related liver disease in coinfected patients is becoming a major cause of morbidity and mortality, and the burden of HIV/HCV coinfection is poorly understood 40 . In Brazil, descriptive studies of this nature face several difficulties, including the need for expertise and financial investment to perform laboratory tests, resulting in cohorts with a small number of cases.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Unfortunately, in countries where homosexual practices are constitutionally illegal, MSM who may be hard-to-access may not have adequate access to health education and other preventive measures [3,4]. There are few studies on MSM in the sub-Saharan African region, and most of them typically assess sexually transmitted disease burden, as regards practice of preventive measures [5][6][7]. Only few studies, worldwide, have assessed the knowledge of viral hepatitis, which is the key for better understanding of the dynamics of disease spread and control [8].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…В Україні у 2015 р. 36,3 % пацієнтів із вперше ви-явленою ВІЛ-інфекцією мали антитіла до вірусу ГС [4,5].…”
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“…Так, є відомості, що ГС-інфекція несприятливо впливає на перебіг ВІЛ-інфекції, прискорюючи зниження рівня CD4+клітин зі зростанням ризику летальноcті вна-слідок розвитку СНІДу [4,5].…”
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