title: Hepatitis C and HIV.
abstract: HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are global health concerns, and coinfection with these viruses is common due to shared routes of transmission. Mortality rates from AIDS and HIV-associated opportunistic infections have decreased since the institution of highly active antiretroviral therapy, but the incidence of liver-related mortality in coinfected patients has subsequently risen significantly. This increase in progression of liver disease and its subsequent increased mortality have spurred research into the optimization of evaluation and management of the HIV-HCV coinfected patient.
authors.affiliation: Section of Hepatology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, 1200 East Broad Street, Room 1492, Box 908341, Richmond, VA 23298-0341, USA.
authors.forename: Jenny O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Richard K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Sterling
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans