title: Acute HIV seroconversion in a patient receiving pegylated interferon for treatment of hepatitis C.
abstract: Hepatitis C is diagnosed frequently in persons with HIV infection. However, the diagnosis of HIV infection during treatment of hepatitis C has not been reported. We present a case of acute HIV seroconversion in a patient who was not responding to interferon therapy for treatment of hepatitis C.
authors.affiliation: University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: Elana
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maser
authors.forename: Douglas T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Dieterich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D017211:Treatment Failure; D019562:Viral Load
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; C417083:peginterferon alfa-2b; C100416:peginterferon alfa-2a