Analysis of GB virus C infection among HIV-HCV coinfected patients.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of GB virus C on laboratory markers and histological parameters among HIV-seropositive patients coinfected with HCV. Lower degrees of hepatic lesions were observed in the triple-infected patients, in comparison with HIV-HCV coinfected patients who were negative for GBV-C RNA.
Barbosa
Aline de Jesus
Ade J
Infectious Diseases Division, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. alinejbarbosa@yahoo.com.br
Baggio-Zappia
Giovana Lótici
GL
Dobo
Cristine
C
Alves-Sousa
Viviane Kelly
VK
Lanzara
Graziela de Almeida
Gde A
Silva
Ismael Dale Cotrim Guerreiro da
ID
Lanzoni
Valéria Pereira
VP
Granato
Celso Francisco Hernandes
CF
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D016516:CD4-CD8 Ratio; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D018178:Flaviviridae Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D029407:GB virus C; D005838:Genotype; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D019562:Viral Load; D055815:Young Adult; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase / Q000097:blood
D012367:RNA, Viral; D005723:gamma-Glutamyltransferase; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D000410:Alanine Transaminase