All the news Showing 6 of 136 articles.Get an RSS feed of these articles Show All news infohep newsEditors' picks from other sources Gene associated with increased risk of cirrhosis for HIV/HCV-co-infected patients Michael Carter / 24 May 2011 A genetic mutation is associated with an increased risk of cirrhosis for patients co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C, according to Spanish research published in the June 1st edition of the Journal ... Genetic variation associated with response to hepatitis C therapy in HIV co-infected patients Michael Carter / 05 May 2011 The presence of a genetic variation in the IL28B gene is associated with better response rates to hepatitis C therapy in patients who are co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C, Spanish investigators ... HIV treatment preserves CD4 cell count during and after HCV therapy in co-infected patients Michael Carter / 03 May 2011 Antiretroviral therapy helps preserve the CD4 cell counts of HIV-positive patients undergoing treatment for hepatitis C, Austrian investigators report in the June 15th edition of the Journal of Infectious Diseases. Treatment with ... Good survival rates for HIV/HCV-coinfected patients with compensated cirrhosis Michael Carter / 14 March 2011 Medium-term survival rates in patients co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C who have compensated cirrhosis are good and comparable to those seen in hepatitis C-mono-infected individuals, Spanish investigators report in the online edition ... Telaprevir works well for people with HIV/HCV co-infection Liz Highleyman / 02 March 2011 The experimental hepatitis C virus (HCV) protease inhibitor telaprevir, used with pegylated interferon plus ribavirin, produced good virological response in the first study of HIV/HCV co-infected individuals, according to interim data presented on Wednesday ... 9% prevalence of hepatitis C co-infection among UK HIV patients Michael Carter / 14 February 2011 Just under 9% of HIV-positive individuals in the UK are co-infected with hepatitis C virus, investigators report in the Journal of Viral Hepatitis. “In comparison with other large cohort studies, the ... ← Prev1...1011121314Next → Other pages in this section Latest news All the news Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Hepatitis D Hepatitis E Coronavirus NAFLD Treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma Transmission, epidemiology and prevention Health services, policy and advocacy Social issues Conference news Email bulletin archive