| hepatitis c virus infection in spanish volunteer blood donors: hcv rna analysis and liver disease. | to evaluate in a large group of volunteer blood donors the prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis c virus (anti-hcv) and the relation of transaminase (alt) levels and viraemia to liver damage. | 1996 | 8724030 |
| changing rate of non-b subtypes and coinfection with hepatitis b/c viruses in newly diagnosed hiv type 1 individuals in spain. | abstract immigration from developing regions to western countries has resulted in an increased rate of non-b subtypes in the hiv population. however, it is unclear whether these hiv variants remain confined to foreigners or are already spreading among natives. since many immigrants come from regions in which hepatitis b virus (hbv) and hepatitis c virus (hcv) are endemic, hiv-hepatitis coinfection might be more frequent in newly diagnosed hiv persons. herein, we report changes in the prevalence ... | 2010 | 21039316 |
| liver cirrhosis in hiv-infected patients: prevalence, aetiology and clinical outcome. | liver disease is frequently seen in hiv+ patients as a result of coinfection with hepatitis b (hbv) or c (hcv) viruses, alcohol abuse and/or exposure to hepatotoxic drugs. the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of liver cirrhosis, its main causes and clinical presentation in hiv+ patients. observational, cross-sectional, retrospective study of all hiv+ individuals followed at one reference hiv outpatient clinic in madrid. liver fibrosis was measured in all cases using transient elast ... | 2008 | 18233989 |
| reduction in liver-related hospital admissions and deaths in hiv-infected patients since the year 2002. | since the advent of highly active antiretroviral therapy (haart), complications of chronic liver disease (cld) have emerged as one of the leading causes of hospital admission and death among hiv-infected patients with chronic hepatitis b virus (hbv) and/or hepatitis c virus (hcv) infections. the impact of cld on hospital admissions and deaths in hiv-infected patients attended at one reference hiv hospital in madrid during the last 9 years was analysed. all clinical charts from january 1996 to de ... | 2006 | 17109686 |
| syncytial giant cell hepatitis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients with chronic hepatitis c: 2 cases and review of the literature. | syncytial giant cell hepatitis (sgch) among adult human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)-infected patients has been rarely described. most cases have been reported in subjects coinfected with the hepatitis c virus (hcv), but its prevalence and outcome remain unknown. we performed a retrospective analysis of all cases of sgch among 332 liver biopsies from hiv-infected patients seen at a tertiary center in madrid, spain, between 1984 and march 2004. two hundred fifty specimens were obtained from hcv-c ... | 2006 | 16949926 |
| [spanish scientific publications on hepatitis c virus. a medline study (1980-2002)]. | to analyze the scientific publications on hepatitis c virus infection from spanish hospitals between 1980 and 2002. | 2004 | 15461937 |
| acute hepatitis c outbreak among hiv-infected men, madrid, spain. | to the editor: in the past decade, hepatitis c virus (hcv) has emerged as a sexually transmitted infection (sti) among hiv-infected men who have sex with men (msm). the epidemic was originally reported in several northern european countries (england, france, germany, and the netherlands) (1) and soon after in australia (2) and the united states (3). acute hcv acquisition was associated with group sex, unprotected receptive anal intercourse, and according to some studies, concomitant sti (4). mol ... | 2011 | 21801652 |