Factors associated with hepatitis C seropositivity in people living with HIV

OBJECTIVE: To identify risk factors associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) seropositivity in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients. METHODS: A paired case-control study adjusted by age and gender was conducted. It included adults coinfected with HIV and HCV (cases) and HIV mono-infec...

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Main Authors: Valdete M. Kuehlkamp, Ione J. C. Schneider, Marcela F. Biudes, Dayani Galato, Jane da Silva, Rosemeri Maurici, Jefferson Traebert, Fabiana Schuelter-Trevisol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2014-01-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
VIH
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892014000100008&lng=en&tlng=en