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Diagnostic Methods for Hepatitis-C Virus and Tuberculosis Coinfection among HIV Infected Individuals: A ReviewBy Urusha Maharjan, Sabina Rana Bhujel, Srijana Sapkota, Sunita Lamsal, Manisha Shrestha, Sujan Sharma
Abstract: HIV is the chronic viral infection documented worldwide. HIV virus infects and destroys helper T cells (CD4) leading to a number of immunological deficiencies among which Hepatitis-C Virus (HCV) and Tuberculosis (TB) are the major. HCV is a RNA virus that infects the liver leading to cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma and is a leading cause of deaths in HIV/HCV co-infected patients. Tuberculosis, the most common opportunistic infection in HIV positive patients, …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Microbiology and Virology · Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2016 · pp. 38–41 Read article →