Predictors of Liver Fibrosis in HIV-Infected Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection: Assessment Using Transient Elastometry and the Role of HCV Genotype 3
Open Access
- 1 April 2006
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 42 (7) , 1032-1039
- https://doi.org/10.1086/501021
Abstract
Background. Liver fibrosis is accelerated in patients coinfected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The reasons forKeywords
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