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The prognostic value of a single hepatitis C virus RNA load measurement taken early after human immunodeficiency virus seroconversion

Herrero-Martinez, E; Sabin, CA; Evans, JG; Griffioen, A; Lee, CA; Emery, VC; (2002) The prognostic value of a single hepatitis C virus RNA load measurement taken early after human immunodeficiency virus seroconversion. J INFECT DIS , 186 (4) 470 - 476.

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Abstract

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA loads are measured sporadically in HCV-positive individuals. However, the prognostic value of these isolated measurements for predicting progression to acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and all-cause mortality in coinfected individuals remains unclear. In this study, the prognostic value of a single HCV RNA load measurement taken early after human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seroconversion was investigated in a cohort of 96 male patients with inherited bleeding disorders. Dates of HIV seroconversion had been estimated for all patients, and at least 4 HCV RNA load measurements per patient were done retrospectively after HIV seroconversion. HCV RNA load stabilized at 4 years after HIV seroconversion, and this point was used for analysis. There was a significant correlation between increased age and early HCV RNA load (r = 0.25; P = .01). Adjusting for HIV RNA levels, CD4 cell counts, and the age effect, HCV RNA load >5.90 log(10) copies/mL was predictive of progression to AIDS and all-cause mortality over a period of at least 15 years.

Type: Article
Title: The prognostic value of a single hepatitis C virus RNA load measurement taken early after human immunodeficiency virus seroconversion
Keywords: STAGE LIVER-DISEASE, VIRAL LOAD, HCV RNA, NATURAL-HISTORY, HIV-INFECTION, AMINOTRANSFERASE LEVELS, ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HEMOPHILIC PATIENTS, COHORT, COINFECTION
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute for Global Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute for Global Health > Infection and Population Health
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/6982
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