High prevalence and genetic diversity of HCV among HIV-1 infected people from various high-risk groups in China.

Co-infection with HIV-1 and HCV is a significant global public health problem and a major consideration for anti-HIV-1 treatment. HCV infection among HIV-1 positive people who are eligible for the newly launched nationwide anti-HIV-1 treatment program in China has not been well characterized.A natio...

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Main Authors: Hong Shang, Ping Zhong, Jing Liu, Xiaoxu Han, Di Dai, Min Zhang, Ke Zhao, Rongzhen Xu, Xiao-Fang Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-05-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2877711?pdf=render