HIV treatment may induce protective
immunity in brain, monkey study finds
(Sep 17, 2009)
Doubt cast on association between hepatitis
co-infection and arterial disease in HIV-positive
women (Aug 21,
2009)
Hepatitis B co-infection doesn't
affect response to HIV treatment
(Jun 25, 2009)
Predictors of Sustained Treatment
Response in HIV-HCV Coinfected Patients Receiving
Routine Care (Jun 16,
2009)
Should we spare the nukes? NRTI HIV
drugs may impair success of hepatitis C treatment
(Jun 8, 2009)
HIV treatment reduces liver damage in
HIV/HCV co-infected patients
(May 6, 2009)
Hepatitis C has no impact on CD4 cell
recovery in patients taking HIV treatment
(Mar 27, 2009)
HIV treatment is not the cause of
cryptogenic liver disease
(Mar 27, 2009)
Hepatitis C Virus Coinfection Does
Not Influence the CD4 Cell Recovery in
HIV-1-Infected Patients With Maximum Virologic
Suppression
Hepatitis C in HIV-positive gay men:
Amsterdam, Paris, New York and UK compared
(Feb 17, 2009)
Tenofovir provides good hepatitis B
virus suppression in HIV/HBV co-infected patients
(Feb 16, 2009)
Hospitalisation and disability are
higher amongst HIV patients with hepatitis C
coinfection (Feb 16, 2009)
Many U.S. Veterans -- both HIV
Negative and HIV Positive -- Do Not Receive
Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis C
(Nov 4, 2008)
Progression of Liver Fibrosis in HIV-HBV
Coinfected Patients Taking Antiretroviral Agents
Active against Hepatitis B Virus
(Nov 4, 2008)
HAART Is Associated with Reduced
Liver Inflammation in HIV-HCV Coinfected Patients
(Nov 4, 2008)
DDW:
Alcohol Abuse & Dependence Has Big
Impact on Cirrhosis in HIV/HCV Coinfection
(May 28, 2008)
Clinical implications of HIV and
hepatitis B co-infection in Asia and Africa Review
(Mar
26, 2008)
HIV Programs
Do Not Consider Sexual Needs, Motherhood Desires
Among HIV-Positive Women, Conference Delegates Say
(Feb 13, 2008)
Hepatitis B Revaccination Effective in People With
HIV (Jan 9, 2008)
AASLD:
High rates of sustained virologic response (SVR) in
patients >50 years infected with HCV genotype 1 with
positive
prognostic factors treated with peginterferon
alfa-2a (40KD) (PEGASYS®) and ribavirin (COPEGUS®)
(Nov 13, 3/07)
Liver cirrhosis in co-infected:
prognosis poor, but improved by HAART
(Nov 8, 2007)
Natural History of Compensated Viral Cirrhosis in a
Cohort of Patients With HIV Infection
(Nov 2007)
Insulin Resistance Imperils Response to Interferon
in People With HCV/HIV (Nov 4, 2007)
Interferon/ribavirin Decreases Liver
Enzyme Levels and May Enable Re-initiation of
Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV-HCV Coinfected
Patients with HAART-related Liver Injury
(Oct 23, 2007)
HPA’s ‘Shooting Up: Infections
Among Injecting Drug Users in the United Kingdom
2006. An update: 2007
(released October 2007)
UK report highlights homelessness
link to IDUs acquiring hepatitis C, but not HIV
(Nov 1, 2007)
Liver fibrosis often
progresses rapidly in HIV/HCV
co-infected; elevated AST levels
best predictor
(Oct 19, 2007)
The Use of Transient Elastometry for
Assessing Liver Fibrosis in Patients
with HIV and Hepatitis C Virus
Coinfection: only detects cirrhosis
(Sep 13, 2007)
HIV-positive patients
who aren't tested for HCV have an
increased risk of death
(Sep 27, 2007)
Sexual transmission of hepatitis C in
HIV-positive gay men reported in Australia
(Sep 24,2007)
HIV/HCV coinfected patients who
develop severe allergy to nevirapine have
significantly increased risk of death
(Aug 23, 2007)
Prolonging hepatitis C therapy by an
additional 20 weeks has few benefits
(Jun 12, 2007)
HIV/HCV coinfection--France:
Hepatic steatosis widespread among
HIV/HCV coinfected patients in
France (Jun 12, 2007)
