Current status of hepatitis C virus among people living with human immunodeficiency virus in Egypt.

Aisha ElsharkawyShereen Abdel AlemAhmed CordieRahma MohamedSafa MeshaalGamal Esmat

Published in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2021)

The prevalence of HIV-HCV co-infection is higher in Egypt compared with other countries in Africa. It is essential to screen all HIV-infected patients for HCV infection for early identification, counselling and initiation of anti-HCV treatment.

Keyphrases

hepatitis c virus
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv infected patients
antiretroviral therapy
current status
hiv infected
hiv positive
hiv testing
hiv aids
risk factors
men who have sex with men
south africa
smoking cessation
bioinformatics analysis