| Iconoclaster 2005-09-26, 4:43 pm |
| Paper #10: Influence of Hepatitis C Virus Infection on HIV-1 Disease
Progression and Response to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy"
This paper covers the same subject as paper #8.
here is the main conclusion:
>" Conclusions. HCV serostatus did not affect the risk of HIV-1 disease
progression, but the risk of liver disease-related deaths was markedly
increased in HCV-seropositive patients. The overall virologic and
immunologic responses to HAART were not affected by HCV serostatus."
Well now, that doesn't pull any punches, now does it? If you take HAART,
you don't die of AIDS. You die of liver disease instead! Now doesn't
that make you feel better?
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