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August 2006 Cover
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Although HIV is known to increase the severity of
hepatitis C (HCV) infection, HCV does not have the
same impact on HIV, according to the results of a
massive study by researchers from the U.S. Centers
for Disease
Control and Prevention. The seven-year study of
more than 10,000 HIV-infected patients across the
United States found that HCV coinfection did not
increase an HIV-infected patient's likelihood of
developing an AIDS-related
illness or dying. It also found that during their first
12 months on HIV treatment, the CD4+ cell counts
and viral loads of HIV/HCV-coinfected patients
were similar to those of HIV-monoinfected patients,
indicating no adverse
effects of HIV/HCV coinfection on the success of
antiretroviral HIV therapy. The study was published
in the May 12 issue of
AIDS.
Editor's Note: from www.thebodypro.com
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