Liver ‐related mortality and hospitalizations attributable to chronic hepatitis C virus coinfection in persons living with HIV

ConclusionsChronic HCV infection increases the risk of liver‐related mortality and liver‐related hospitalizations in PLWH, despite good control of HIV infection. Sixty per cent of liver‐related mortality in chronically HCV‐coinfected PLWH could be attributable to chronic HCV infection. The effect of mass HCV eradication with new therapies should be evaluated.

Source: HIV Medicine - February 22, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: A Mena, H Meijide, I Rodr íguez‐Osorio, A Castro, E Poveda Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research