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Hepatitis C Liver Decompensation Remains a Problem for People with HIV Despite Good ART

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Category: Decompensation & ESLD
Published on Friday, 21 March 2014 00:00
Written by University of Pennsylvania
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People with HIV who are coinfected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) continue to have a higher risk for decompensated cirrhosis, or liver failure, even in the era of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART), according to a study published in the March 18 Annals of Internal Medicine. As such, they especially stand to benefit from new interferon-free hepatitis C treatments.

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