Back HCV Disease Progression

European Study Does Not See Rapid Long-Term Liver Fibrosis in HIV/HCV Coinfected People

People who are already HIV positive when they acquire hepatitis C virus (HCV) may not experience unusually rapid liver disease progression over the long term, even though the fibrosis progression rate may appear high during the acute stage of infection, according to a European FibroScan study described in the February 15, 2012, issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases.alt

Read more: