Effect of Coinfection with GB Virus C on Survival among Patients with HIV Infection
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- 6 September 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 345 (10) , 707-714
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa003364
Abstract
Previous studies have suggested that people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection who are coinfected with GB virus C (GBV-C, or hepatitis G virus) have delayed progression of HIV disease. GBV-C is related to hepatitis C virus but does not appear to cause liver disease.Keywords
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