HIV/AIDS

Studies from J. Mallolas and co-authors have provided new information about HIV/AIDS

Published in AIDS Weekly, August 4th, 2008

According to a study from Barcelona, Spain, "Since 1995, after the generalization of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), HCV coinfection in patients with HIV has become a clinical problem of first magnitude. In fact, currently, HCV coinfection is the primary cause of morbi-mortality of AIDS patients in many hospitals."

"As a consequence, a significant number of clinical trials have been carried out during the past 8-10 years on HCV/HIV-coinfected patients, and have been coincident that the use of pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) plus ribavirin should be now the gold standard for treating these patients. Various prospective, randomized studies have reached the...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (2008-08-04)

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