title: Influence of hepatitis C and hepatitis G virus co-infection on viral and cellular dynamics in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus following interruption of highly active anti-retroviral therapy.
abstract: This study describes the influence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis G virus (HGV) co-infection on CD4 cell count decline and plasma human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) viral load in HIV-infected patients during a 1-year period following interruption of highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) guided by CD4 count. CD4 cell count decline and plasma HIV viral load did not differ between HIV mono-infected patients and those patients co-infected with HCV and HGV. HCV genotype 1 had no apparent influence on the cellular and viral dynamics in HIV-infected patients compared with other HCV genotypes, although the unbalanced groups make larger studies desirable.
authors.affiliation: Viral Hepatitis and AIDS Unit, Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Soriano-Sarabia
authors.forename: M-A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Abad
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vallejo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D005260:Female; D018178:Flaviviridae Infections / Q000150:complications*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D015497:HIV-1; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications*; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000150:complications*; D006786:Hospitals, Urban; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013030:Spain; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019562:Viral Load; D028761:Withholding Treatment
chemical_list: D044966:Anti-Retroviral Agents