학술논문
Clearance of hepatitis C virus in HIV-infected patients with multiple chronic viral hepatitis.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*HEPATITIS C virus
*HEPATITIS B virus
*HIV
*SERUM
*RNA
*LIVER diseases
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ISSN
1352-0504
Abstract
Viral interferences between hepatitis C (HCV) and hepatitis B (HBV) viruses were investigated in a case–control study conducted in 107 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients with HCV antibodies. Overall, 15 (68%) of 22 hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive patients had negative serum HCV-RNA while it occurred in only nine (10%) of 85 HBsAg-negative counterparts ( P = 0.02). After adjusting for age, antiretroviral therapy, plasma HIV-RNA and CD4 counts, being HBsAg-positive was strongly associated with having negative serum HCV-RNA (odds ratio: 23; 95% confidence interval: 6–59; P < 0.001). Thus, HBV may favour the elimination of HCV in HIV-infected patients, which may influence liver disease and therapeutic decisions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]