Can serum hyaluronic acid replace simple non-invasive indexes to predict liver fibrosis in HIV/Hepatitis C coinfected patients?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hyaluronic acid (HA) serum levels correlate with the histological stages of liver fibrosis in hepatitis C virus (HCV) monoinfected patients, and HA alone has shown very good diagnostic accuracy as a non-invasive assessment of fibrosi...

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Main Authors: Resino Salvador, Bellón José M, Asensio Cristina, Micheloud Dariela, Miralles Pilar, Vargas Ana, Catalán Pilar, López Juan C, Álvarez Emilio, Cosin Jaime, Lorente Raquel, Muñoz-Fernández María A, Berenguer Juan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/10/244

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