Hepatitis C virus and HIV type 1 co-infection

Around 33 million people worldwide are living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection, and approximately 20-30% of HIV-infected individuals are also infected with Hepatitis C virus (HCV). The main form of HCV transmission is via the blood borne route; high rates of co-infection are found i...

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Main Author: Priyanka Gupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-06-01
Series:Infectious Disease Reports
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/idr/article/view/4735