CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network Co-Infection and Concurrent Diseases Core: Updated Canadian Guidelines for the Treatment of Hepatitis C Infection in HIV-hepatitis C Coinfected Adults
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection occurs in 20% to 30% of Canadians living with HIV and is responsible for a heavy burden of morbidity and mortality. Management of HIV-HCV coinfection is more complex due to the accelerated progression of liver disease, the timing and nature of antiretr...
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| Series: | Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
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| description | BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection occurs in 20% to 30% of Canadians living with HIV and is responsible for a heavy burden of morbidity and mortality. Management of HIV-HCV coinfection is more complex due to the accelerated progression of liver disease, the timing and nature of antiretroviral and HCV therapy, mental health and addictions management, socioeconomic obstacles and drug-drug interactions between new HCV direct-acting antiviral therapies and antiretroviral regimens. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-50b875b64b184336b57b024c88917dbb2025-02-03T01:31:18ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322014-01-0125631132010.1155/2014/251989CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network Co-Infection and Concurrent Diseases Core: Updated Canadian Guidelines for the Treatment of Hepatitis C Infection in HIV-hepatitis C Coinfected AdultsMark Hull0Stephen Shafran1Alice Tseng2Pierre Giguère3Marina B Klein4Curtis Cooper5University of British Columbia, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV∕AIDS, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaUniversity of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaToronto General Hospital, Toronto, CanadaThe Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaMcGill University, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaUniversity of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaBACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection occurs in 20% to 30% of Canadians living with HIV and is responsible for a heavy burden of morbidity and mortality. Management of HIV-HCV coinfection is more complex due to the accelerated progression of liver disease, the timing and nature of antiretroviral and HCV therapy, mental health and addictions management, socioeconomic obstacles and drug-drug interactions between new HCV direct-acting antiviral therapies and antiretroviral regimens.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/251989 |
| spellingShingle | Mark Hull Stephen Shafran Alice Tseng Pierre Giguère Marina B Klein Curtis Cooper CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network Co-Infection and Concurrent Diseases Core: Updated Canadian Guidelines for the Treatment of Hepatitis C Infection in HIV-hepatitis C Coinfected Adults Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network Co-Infection and Concurrent Diseases Core: Updated Canadian Guidelines for the Treatment of Hepatitis C Infection in HIV-hepatitis C Coinfected Adults |
| title_full | CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network Co-Infection and Concurrent Diseases Core: Updated Canadian Guidelines for the Treatment of Hepatitis C Infection in HIV-hepatitis C Coinfected Adults |
| title_fullStr | CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network Co-Infection and Concurrent Diseases Core: Updated Canadian Guidelines for the Treatment of Hepatitis C Infection in HIV-hepatitis C Coinfected Adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network Co-Infection and Concurrent Diseases Core: Updated Canadian Guidelines for the Treatment of Hepatitis C Infection in HIV-hepatitis C Coinfected Adults |
| title_short | CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network Co-Infection and Concurrent Diseases Core: Updated Canadian Guidelines for the Treatment of Hepatitis C Infection in HIV-hepatitis C Coinfected Adults |
| title_sort | cihr canadian hiv trials network co infection and concurrent diseases core updated canadian guidelines for the treatment of hepatitis c infection in hiv hepatitis c coinfected adults |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/251989 |
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