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SUBMITTER: Durier N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5272750 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Durier N N Yunihastuti E E Ruxrungtham K K Kinh N V NV Kamarulzaman A A Boettiger D D Widhani A A Avihingsanon A A Huy B V BV Syed Omar S F B SF Sanityoso A A Chittmittrapap S S Dung N T H NT Pillai V V Suwan-Ampai T T Law M M Sohn A H AH Matthews G G
Journal of viral hepatitis 20161205 3
Data on markers of hepatitis C virus (HCV) disease in HIV-HCV-coinfected patients in resource-limited settings are scarce. We assessed HCV RNA, HCV genotype (GT), IL28B GT and liver fibrosis (FibroScan<sup>®</sup> ) in 480 HIV-infected patients with positive HCV antibody in four HIV treatment centres in South-East Asia. We enrolled 165 (34.4%) patients in Jakarta, 158 (32.9%) in Bangkok, 110 (22.9%) in Hanoi and 47 (9.8%) in Kuala Lumpur. Overall, 426 (88.8%) were male, the median (IQR) age was ...[more]