Progression of Liver Fibrosis in HIV/HCV Co-Infection: A Comparison between Non-Invasive Assessment Methods and Liver Biopsy.

Progression of Liver Fibrosis in HIV/HCV Co-Infection: A Comparison between Non-Invasive Assessment Methods and Liver Biopsy.

To evaluate the diagnostic performance of seven non-invasive tests (NITs) of liver fibrosis and to assess fibrosis progression over time in HIV/HCV co-infected patients.Transient elastography (TE) and six blood tests were compared to histopathological fibrosis stage (METAVIR). Participants were foll...

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Main Authors: Patrick Schmid, Andrea Bregenzer, Milo Huber, Andri Rauch, Wolfram Jochum, Beat Müllhaupt, Pietro Vernazza, Milos Opravil, Rainer Weber, Swiss HIV Cohort Study
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4587859?pdf=render

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