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While many people living with hepatitis C never have serious symptoms, some develop fibrosis or cirrhosis (scarring of the liver). All people living with HIV should be tested for hepatitis C, with a blood test.

Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

Decompensated liver disease more frequent in HIV/HCV co-infected people

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26 July 2012
Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

Chronic hepatitis C infection more than doubles the risk of kidney disease for people with HIV

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18 July 2012
Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

Insulin resistance is a big risk factor for the progression of liver fibrosis in HIV/HCV co-infected people

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13 July 2012
Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

HIV/hepatitis C co-infection increases risk of hip fracture

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19 June 2012
Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

Doctors in Europe and the US disagree over the pace of liver fibrosis in men co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C

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13 June 2012
Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

Hepatitis C testing rate low and knowledge of the infection poor in the US "baby boomer" generation

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18 May 2012
Cancer

Brivanib did not improve overall liver cancer survival, but did show anti-tumour activity

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30 April 2012
Treatment outcomes & life expectancy

Chronic hepatitis B infection associated with twice the risk of liver-related death compared to hepatitis C

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27 April 2012
CD4 count

Discordance between CD4 cell count and percentage associated with markers of liver disease in HIV/hepatitis C co-infected people

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9 April 2012
CD4 count

Liver fibrosis increases risk of discordance in CD4 cell count and percentage in HIV-positive people

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9 April 2012
Hepatitis C treatment

Antiretroviral rollout provides a model for efforts to expand hepatitis C treatment and care in resource-limited settings

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27 March 2012
Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

Hepatitis C surpasses HIV as a cause of death in the US

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21 February 2012
Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

Some rapid hepatitis C tests have high false-negative rate in people with HIV

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22 August 2011
Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

Good survival rates for HIV/HCV-coinfected patients with compensated cirrhosis

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14 March 2011
Hepatitis C treatment

European recommendations issued on acute hepatitis C infection in patients with HIV

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15 December 2010
Hepatitis C symptoms & diagnosis

People with HIV/hepatitis C co-infection more likely to develop osteoporosis

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22 July 2010
Kidney problems

Kidney dysfunction more frequent, increases risk of death of patients with HIV and hepatitis C co-infection

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28 January 2010
Hepatitis C transmission & prevention

The new epidemic: HIV and hepatitis C infection in gay men

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1 April 2009
Hepatitis & HIV

Management of HIV and hepatitis B or C co-infection in resource-limited settings

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16 March 2006