Prevalence and burden of HCV co-infection in people living with HIV: a global systematic review and meta-analysis

摘要

Background At global level, there are 37 million people infected with HIV and 115 million people with antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV). Little is known about the extent of HIV-HCV co-infection. We sought to characterise the epidemiology and burden of HCV co-infection in people living with HIV.