Interactions between HIV and hepatitis B and C

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dc.contributor.authorMaartens, Gary
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-11T08:48:22Z
dc.date.available2016-07-11T08:48:22Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.date.updated2015-12-24T09:20:24Z
dc.description.abstractHIV shares routes of transmission with the chronic hepatitis viruses B and C. All three can be transmitted by blood products or needle sharing in intravenous drug users. HIV and hepatitis B can also be transmitted sexually and vertically (hepatitis C is seldom transmitted by these routes). Therefore it is not surprising that co-infection with HIV and hepatitis B or C is common. Co-infection particularly affects hepatitis virus infections. There appears to be no effect of either hepatitis B or C on the natural history of HIV, but co-infection complicates the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Complications of chronic viral hepatitis have emerged as leading causes of morbidity and mortality in HIV-infected patients in regions where there is ready access to HAART. Medical therapy of chronic hepatitis B and C is complex and expensive, and should be undertaken only by specialists in the field.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationMaartens, G. (2003). Interactions between HIV and hepatitis B and C. <i>South African Journal for Continuing Medical Education</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20274en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMaartens, Gary "Interactions between HIV and hepatitis B and C." <i>South African Journal for Continuing Medical Education</i> (2003) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20274en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMaartens, G. (2003). Interactions between HIV and hepatitis B or C. Continuing Medical Education, 21(6), 339. Retrieved from http://www.cmej.org.za/index.php/cmej/article/view/1241/984en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0256-2170en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Maartens, Gary AB - HIV shares routes of transmission with the chronic hepatitis viruses B and C. All three can be transmitted by blood products or needle sharing in intravenous drug users. HIV and hepatitis B can also be transmitted sexually and vertically (hepatitis C is seldom transmitted by these routes). Therefore it is not surprising that co-infection with HIV and hepatitis B or C is common. Co-infection particularly affects hepatitis virus infections. There appears to be no effect of either hepatitis B or C on the natural history of HIV, but co-infection complicates the use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Complications of chronic viral hepatitis have emerged as leading causes of morbidity and mortality in HIV-infected patients in regions where there is ready access to HAART. Medical therapy of chronic hepatitis B and C is complex and expensive, and should be undertaken only by specialists in the field. DA - 2003 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Journal for Continuing Medical Education LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2003 SM - 0256-2170 T1 - Interactions between HIV and hepatitis B and C TI - Interactions between HIV and hepatitis B and C UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20274 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/20274
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.cmej.org.za/index.php/cmej/article/view/1241/984
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMaartens G. Interactions between HIV and hepatitis B and C. South African Journal for Continuing Medical Education. 2003; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20274.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherHealth and Medical Publishing Groupen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)*
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dc.sourceSouth African Journal for Continuing Medical Educationen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.cmej.org.za/index.php/cmej/index
dc.titleInteractions between HIV and hepatitis B and Cen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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