Liver stiffness reduction and serum fibrosis score improvement in HIV/hepatitis C virus-coinfected patients treated with direct-acting antivirals.

G FabbriI MastrorosaAlessandra VergoriL TimelliP LorenziniM ZaccarelliS CicaliniR BellagambaM M PlazziV MazzottaA AntinoriA Ammassari

Published in: HIV medicine (2018)

A reduction in liver stiffness and an improvement in fibrosis scores were observed in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients soon after DAA treatment. The clinical implications of these observations need to be evaluated in larger populations with longer follow-up.

Keyphrases

hepatitis c virus
human immunodeficiency virus
antiretroviral therapy
end stage renal disease
hiv infected
hiv positive
hiv testing
chronic kidney disease
hiv aids
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
smoking cessation
patient reported