Open AccessTransient elastography: A non-invasive tool for assessing liver fibrosis in HIV/HCV patients
Author(s) -
Valentina Li Vecchi,
Maurizio Soresi,
Claudia Colomba,
Giovanni Mazzola,
Pietro Colletti,
Mariagrazia Irene Mineo,
Paola Di Carlo,
Emanuele La Spada,
Giovanni Vizzini,
Giuseppe Montalto
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v16.i41.5225
Subject(s) - transient elastography , medicine , hepatitis c virus , hepatitis c , gastroenterology , coinfection , viral load , liver biopsy , viremia , fibrosis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , virus , liver fibrosis , biopsy
To assess the prevalence of advanced liver fibrosis (ALF) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV/HCV patients using transient elastography, and to identify factors associated with ALF.