Published in AIDS Weekly, October 15th, 2007
Study 1: New research, "Pathogenesis of hepatitis C virus coinfection in the brains of patients infected with HIV," is the subject of a report. According to recent research published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, "Involvement of the nervous system by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) continues to be a serious problem. Among individuals with HIV who have a history of illicit drug use, those coinfected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) are a fast-growing population."
"However, few studies have assessed the penetration of HCV into the central nervous system (CNS) and its...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2007-10-15)
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