Hepatitis C virus co-infection among people living with HIV/AIDS in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital

Conclusion The prevalence of 23.2% for HCV among PLWHA reported for this community is alarming. More focus should be directed on management of HCV component of coinfection than it is done now. Further studies are recommended employing molecular techniques to determine subtypes of HCV that may be predominant and why this figure of co-infection is so high in the study location.
Source: HIV and AIDS Review - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research