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Neuropsychological Aspects of Coinfection with HIV and Hepatitis C Virus (3819 words) |
 | To further examine the effect of coinfection with HIV and HCV on neuropsychological function, we performed secondary analyses on a cohort of 195 HIV-infected adults recruited as part of a study examining predictors of medication adherence [41]. |
| We compared the performance of coinfected subjects with that of HIV-monoinfected subjects on a comprehensive battery of neuropsychological tests and found that 80% of the coinfected group was classified as neurocognitively impaired, versus 69% of the HIV-monoinfected group (table 2). |
| Coinfected persons appear to have a greater number of somatic concerns than do persons with HIV or HCV infection alone and are more likely to have a history of substance dependence than are HIV-monoinfected persons. |
| HIV and Hepatitis Coinfection - The Body (8597 words) |
| Coinfection with HIV and the hepatitis C virus (HCV) or hepatitis B virus (HBV, see table below) is a growing public health concern. |
| HCV coinfection did not appear to reduce the effectiveness of HAART, and the researchers concluded that HCV should not be seen as a barrier to HIV treatment. |
| Whether a person is coinfected or not, the relative effectiveness of the various regimens appears to be the same: pegylated interferon plus ribavirin is generally superior to standard interferon plus ribavirin, which in turn is more effective than interferon monotherapy. |
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