HIV AND HCV COINFECTION: PREVALENCE, ASSOCIATED FACTORS AND GENOTYPE CHARACTERIZATION IN THE MIDWEST REGION OF BRAZIL

HIV AND HCV COINFECTION: PREVALENCE, ASSOCIATED FACTORS AND GENOTYPE CHARACTERIZATION IN THE MIDWEST REGION OF BRAZIL

A cross-sectional study on prevalence, associated factors and genotype distribution of HCV infection was conducted among 848 HIV-infected patients recruited at reference centers in the Midwest Region of Brazil. The prevalence rate of HIV-HCV coinfection was 6.9% (95% CI: 5.2 to 8.6). In multivariabl...

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Main Authors: Solange Zacalusni Freitas, Sheila Araújo Teles, Paulo Cesar Lorenzo, Marco Antonio Moreira Puga, Tayana Serpa Ortiz Tanaka, Danilo Yamamoto Thomaz, Regina Maria Bringel Martins, Angelita Fernandes Druzian, Andréa Siqueira Campos Lindenberg, Marina Sawada Torres, Sérgio A. Pereira, Livia Melo Villar, Elisabete Lampe, Ana Rita Coimbra Motta-Castro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2014-12-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Coinfection
HCV
HIV
Prevalence
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