Listar por tema "coinfection"
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Coinfection with Viral Hepatitis in HIV patients in 2023
(AIDS reviews, 2023)According to UNAIDS roughly 1.5 million new HIV infections occur each year worldwide. The number of persons living with HIV (PLWH) is estimated around 38 million globally, of whom 25 million live in Sub-Saharan Africa. -
Safety considerations in the management of hepatitis C and HIV co-infection
(Expert Opinion on Drug Safety, 2023)Introduction: Both HCV and HIV are highly prevalent infections with current estimates of 57 and 38 million people infected worldwide, respectively. Oral antivirals can be curative for HCV and rescue HIV patients from disease ... -
Treatment of hepatitis delta and HIV infection
(Liver International, 2023)Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) is a defective agent that only infects individuals with hepatitis B virus (HBV). Around 5–10% of chronic hepatitis B patients worldwide are superinfected with HDV, which means 15–25 million ... -
Triple Threat: HDV, HBV, HIV Coinfection
(Clinics in Liver Disease, 2023)First discovered in the late 1970s, hepatitis delta virus (HDV) has emerged as an important driver of decompensated liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide. HDV requires hepatitis B virus (HBV) for ... -
Viral hepatitis in persons living with HIV in the post-COVID era
(AIDS reviews, 2023)Coinfection with hepatitis viruses A to E is frequent in persons living with HIV (PLWH) and causes significant morbidity and mortality. Oro-fecal transmissible hepatitis A and E mostly produce acute self-limited episodes ...