Liver Disease

HIV makes hepatitis B significantly more lethal

Published in AIDS Weekly, January 6th, 2003

Men infected with a combination of hepatitis B virus and HIV are 17 times more likely to die from liver disease than men infected with hepatitis B alone, according to a study by researchers at Johns Hopkins.

"These results underscore the importance of prevention, treatment and comprehensive management of hepatitis B in people infected with HIV," said Chloe Thio, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases at Johns Hopkins and lead author of the study.

The low rate of liver disease-related deaths in those with hepatitis B alone is consistent with the 20-30 years typically needed for complications from hepatitis B to...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (2003-01-06)

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