Open AccessMortality in Siblings of Patients Coinfected with HIV and Hepatitis C Virus
Author(s) -
AnnBrit Eg Hansen,
Jan Gerstoft,
Gitte Kronborg,
Court Pedersen,
Henrik Toft Sørensen,
Niels Obel
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/510246
Subject(s) - serostatus , medicine , coinfection , hepatitis c virus , population , hepatitis c , cause of death , immunology , virus , viral load , disease , environmental health
Coinfection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a poor prognostic factor for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients. We examined whether the increased mortality in these patients is partly explained by a familial excess risk of death.
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