title: Effect of HIV on liver fibrosis among HCV-infected African Americans.
abstract: Degree of liver fibrosis largely determines treatment urgency for hepatitis C virus (HCV). This retrospective study examined fibrosis stages and predictive factors in African Americans with HCV monoinfection and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/HCV coinfection. Nearly 50% of patients had early-stage fibrosis in the study, despite the long duration of infection in many patients. HIV was associated with the early fibrosis group. These results indicate that a large proportion of patients with HCV infection, including those with HIV, could possibly await more-effective and better-tolerated treatment.
authors: Critical Care MedicineDepartment, National Institutes of Health, 1101 Highland Dr, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA. dana.r.silver@gmail.com
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Silver
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Karnik
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Osinusi
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Silk
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Stabinski
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Doonquah
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Henn
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Teferi
authors: H
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authors: Masur
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authors: Kottilil
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Fishbein
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D060085:Coinfection / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult
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