Meta-Analysis: Increased Mortality Associated with Hepatitis C in HIV-Infected Persons Is Unrelated to HIV Disease Progression

摘要

Background.It is unclear whether coinfection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) increases mortality in patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection during the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). With use of a meta-analysis, we estimated the effect of HCV infection on HIV disease progression and overall mortality in the pre-HAART and HAART eras.