Virological Mechanisms in the Coinfection between HIV and HCV

• Main Authors: Maria Carla Liberto (Author), Emilia Zicca (Author), Grazia Pavia (Author), Angela Quirino (Author), Nadia Marascio (Author), Carlo Torti (Author), Alfredo Focà (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Due to shared transmission routes, coinfection with Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is common in patients infected by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The immune-pathogenesis of liver disease in HIV/HCV coinfected patients is a multifactorial process. Several studies demonstrated that HIV worsens the cou...