Prevalence and burden of HBV co‐infection among people living with HIV: a global systematic review and meta‐analysis

L Platt, CE French, CR McGowan, K Sabin… - Journal of viral …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Globally, in 2017 35 million people were living with HIV (PLHIV) and 257 million had chronic
HBV infection (HBsAg positive). The extent of HIV‐HBsAg co‐infection is unknown. We …

[HTML][HTML] The epidemiology of hepatitis C virus in Iran: systematic review and meta-analyses

S Mahmud, V Akbarzadeh, LJ Abu-Raddad - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
The aim of this study was to characterize hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemiology in Iran and
estimate the pooled mean HCV antibody prevalence in different risk populations. We …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus in Iran

R Taherkhani, F Farshadpour - World Journal of Gastroenterology …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In Iran, the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is relatively low according to the
population-based epidemiological studies. However, the epidemiology of HCV is changing …

[HTML][HTML] HIV prevalence and correlations in prisons in different regions of the world: a review article

R Golrokhi, B Farhoudi, L Taj, FG Pahlaviani… - The open AIDS …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The prevalence of HIV is substantially higher among prisoners than the general population,
while the incidence varies considerably in different regions around the world. If we consider …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of methods and characterization of small RNAs from plasma extracellular vesicles of HIV/HCV coinfected patients

E Martínez-González, Ó Brochado-Kith… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) hijack the host exosomal
machinery as an additional mechanism of infection and evasion of the immune system …

Epidemiology of HIV in Iran

Z Najafi, L Taj, O Dadras, F Ghadimi… - Current HIV …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Iran has been one of the active countries fighting against HIV/AIDS in the Middle East during
the last decades. Moreover, there is a strong push to strengthen the national health …

[HTML][HTML] Infectious diseases in Iran: a bird's eye view

M Askarian, RM Ghanaie, A Karimi… - Clinical microbiology and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Thanks to improved health standards in Iran over the past three decades, we have
witnessed a shift in the causes of death in Iran from infectious causes to non-communicable …

Antibiotic use worldwide.

LD Högberg, A Muller, A Zorzet… - The Lancet. Infectious …, 2014 - europepmc.org
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Liver stiffness regression after successful Hepatitis C treatment is independent of HIV coinfection

JJ Malin, C Boesecke, C Schwarze‐Zander… - HIV …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The aim of the study was to assess the regression of liver stiffness after
successful direct‐acting antiviral (DAA) treatment in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) …

[HTML][HTML] High prevalence of occult hepatitis C virus infection in injection drug users with HIV infection

T Donyavi, F Bokharaei-Salim, K Khanaliha… - Archives of …, 2019 - Springer
One of the pathological forms of chronic hepatitis C is occult HCV infection (OCI), in which
there is no detectable HCV RNA in plasma specimens but HCV RNA is present in PBMCs …