| Literature DB >> 12649720 |
J A García-García1, J A Mira, J Fernández-Rivera, A J Ramos, J Vargas, J Macías, J A Pineda.
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The influence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection on the kinetics of serum beta2microglobulin levels in HIV-infected patients undergoing highly active antiretroviral therapy was analyzed. After 96 weeks of therapy, beta2microglobulin levels declined significantly both in 24 HCV seronegative and 16 HCV-infected individuals. Throughout the follow-up period, HCV-infected patients showed higher beta2microglobulin values than non-HCV-infected patients. These results show that HCV infection precludes immune deactivation in HIV-infected patients undergoing highly active antiretroviral therapy.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12649720 DOI: 10.1007/s10096-003-0888-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis ISSN: 0934-9723 Impact factor: 3.267