Hematology
New findings in hematology described
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, May 2nd, 2005
Study 1: Adults with hemophilia need screening and treatment for HIV and hepatitis C.
"Treatment with contaminated plasma products before 1990 resulted in extraordinary prevalence rates of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV, HCV). In the Second Multicentre Hemophilia Cohort Study (MHCS-II) during 2001-03, 30% of HCV-seropositive survivors had HIV and 4.6% were HBV carriers. Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) radically altered the consequences of HIV/HCV coinfection," scientists in the United States report.
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2005-05-02)
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