Predictive value of liver enzymes and inflammatory biomarkers for the severity of liver fibrosis stage in HIV/HCV co-infected patients.

Predictive value of liver enzymes and inflammatory biomarkers for the severity of liver fibrosis stage in HIV/HCV co-infected patients.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of our study was to assess a possible association between plasma inflammatory biomarkers (CRP, IL-6, soluble CD14) and the extent of fibrosis or cirrhosis using a FibroScan® in HIV/HCV co-infected patients. METHODS: This cross-sectional study assessed 60 HIV/HCV co-infected patien...

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Main Authors: Charlotte Charpentier, Karen Champenois, Anne Gervais, Roland Landman, Véronique Joly, Sylvie Le Gac, Lucile Larrouy, Florence Damond, Françoise Brun-Vézinet, Diane Descamps, Yazdan Yazdanpanah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3602202?pdf=render

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