Open AccessImpact of Hepatitis Coinfection on Hospitalization Rates and Causes in a Multicenter Cohort of Persons Living With HIV
Author(s) -
Trevor A Crowell,
Kelly A. Gebo,
Ashwin Balagopal,
John A. Fleishman,
Allison L. Agwu,
Stephen Berry
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000000059
Subject(s) - coinfection , multicenter aids cohort study , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , cohort , hepatitis c , cohort study , multicenter study , virology , sida , viral disease , randomized controlled trial
Chronic viral hepatitis is a potentially important determinant of health care utilization among persons living with HIV. We describe hospitalization rates and reasons for hospitalization among persons living with HIV stratified by coinfection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and/or hepatitis C virus (HCV).