Epidemiology of HIV Infection in the Developed World
Summary
- HCV and HBV infections are common among HIV-infected patients because of shared routes of transmission
- Liver disease due to chronic HCV or HBV infection is a leading cause of death among HIV-infected persons worldwide[Salmon-Ceron 2005; Weber 2006]
- Coinfection with viral hepatitis and HIV is associated with a worse prognosis compared with monoinfection[Nikolopoulos 2009; Thein 2008]
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