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Hiv Hcv Coinfection Window Period
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hiv/hcv coinfection window periodWhat is the window perion for potential exposure? I was stuck with a needle by an iv drug user and have had many symptoms and two tests which came back neg for hcv & hiv. One @ 30 days & another @ 12 weeks/ 3 months per cdc guidlines. Is it...
Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.
Tufts University School of Medicine
After a potential exposure, the CDC usually recommends testing out til 6 months. The extent of your exposure will depend on several things including the amount of blood on the needle, the size of the needle etc. You will want to discuss this further...
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HCV/HIV co-infection and window periodDoctorCan you please clarify a contradiction in what I have read on various reputable sites... Read more »co-infection HIV and HCV , delay window periodeDear Dr. McGovernI had unprotected sex with a sex worker, I had negative antibodies test for HIV... Read more »
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Optimizing Antiretroviral Therapy for HCV-Coinfected PeopleAntiretroviral therapy (ART) may delay liver disease progression in people coinfected with viral hepatitis by preserving immune function. Conversely, viral hepatitis coinfection complicates HIV treatment, because it increases the risk for... Read more »
Rate of OIs and Death Significantly Higher in HIV/HBV- or HIV/HCV-Coinfected PatientsThe SMART (the Strategic Management of Antiretroviral Therapy) study may have been one of the most important studies of 2006. 1 Initiated by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Terry Beirn Community Programs for Clinical Research... Read more »
HIV/HCV Coinfection Increases Rate of Liver Disease, Mortality, Study SaysPeople living with both HIV and hepatitis C are more likely to develop liver disease and have a higher mortality rate than those living with HIV or HCV, according to a study published in the April issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology ... Read more »
Focus on Hepatitis: HIV/HCV Coinfection Exacerbates ESLD RiskPatients coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are more likely to develop end-stage liver disease (ESLD) compared to patients who are HCV-monoinfected, according to a study presented by French researchers at the XVI International AIDS... Read more »
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HIV/HCV coinfection
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Please, can somebody help me. I am really frightened.I had receptive anal sex (condom, but no lube so may have damaged condom) and gave oral sex on 7th Oct - i know my anus was was cut as it bled afterwards. I lost about 10lbs over the 3-4th week... Read more » HCV HIV coinfection?
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
Please help - i had -ve HIV and HCV antibody tests at 12wks5days although i have experienced a lot of symptoms:Please, can somebody help me. I am really frightened. I had receptive anal sex (condom, but no lube so may have damaged condom) and gave... Read more » HCV/HIC coinfection
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Please, can somebody help me. I am really frightened.I had receptive anal sex (condom, but no lube so may have damaged condom) and gave oral sex on 7th Oct - i know my anus was was cut as it bled afterwards. I lost about 10lbs over the 3-4th week... Read more » Window Period for Occupational Exposures
Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies
Taken from a report on HIV exposure in a health care setting:HIV Seroconversion in HCWs Data on the timing and clinical characteristics of seroconversion in HIV-exposed HCWs are limited by the infrequency of infection following occupational... Read more »
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