Aim: One third of HIV patients are co- infected with HCV. As HIV patients live longer this co-infection and its complications such as liver cirrhosis, hepatic carcinoma, metabolic syndrome are emerging as major manifestations of the disease that need to be dealt with promptly in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15205
Introduction: It is becoming clear that a major complication of HIV patients on HAART is co-infection with hepatitis C and its attendant sequalae such as liver cirrhosis and carcinoma. The aim is to determine the prevalence of anaemia, transaminitis in these co-infected patients....
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15142
Aims: A commercial rapid test kit for anti-Hepatitis C Virus (anti-HCV) detection was evaluated and compared for diagnosis of hepatitis C by detection of immunoglobulin G(IgG) antibodies against a third generation Enzyme Immunoassay(EIA) as gold standard. Methodology: A total of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/5518