HIV/AIDS

Studies from N.R.S. Reis and Colleagues Reveal New Findings on HIV/AIDS

Published in AIDS Weekly, October 31st, 2011

2011 OCT 31 -- "Goiania City, Goias State, Brazil. To determine the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, risk factors, HCV genotype/subtype, HCV viral load and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status in patients with tuberculosis (TB) in Central Brazil," investigators in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil report.

"A cross-sectional study was carried out with 402 patients who were under tuberculosis (TB) treatment in the reference hospital for infectious diseases in Goiania, Goias, Central Brazil. The prevalence rates of HCV and HIV were respectively 7.5% and 27.6%. Two thirds of the HCV-infected patients (20/30) were HIV-positive. Age, injecting drug use...

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Source: AIDS Weekly (2011-10-31)

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