Hepatitis C Management in Special Populations
Summary
- HIV infection alters the natural history of HCV disease and is associated with increased chronicity, accelerated progression to end-stage liver disease, and increased risk of liver-related death[Weber 2006; Soriano 2013]
- Risk of hepatic decompensation remains elevated in patients with HCV/HIV coinfection, even with ART[Lo Re 2014]
- Urgency for HCV treatment is greater in persons with HCV/HIV-coinfection than in HCV monoinfection
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