Hepatitis C & HIV Coinfection

Hepatitis C virus coinfection is associated with decreased adherence to antiretroviral therapy

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, April 17th, 2006

In a recently published article, scientists from Switzerland reported that hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection is independently associated with decreased adherence to antiretroviral therapy in a population-based HIV cohort.

P. Braitstein and colleagues, University of Bern, wrote that the study was done "to characterize the impact of HCV serostatus on adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) among HIV-infected adults initiating ART."

They continued, "The British Columbia HIV/AIDS Drug Treatment Program distributes, at no cost, all ART in this Canadian province. Eligible individuals used triple combination ART as their first HIV therapy and had...

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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2006-04-17)

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