Seroepidemiology of HCV-HIV coinfection in Tunisia.

Aim: To determine the prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a cohort of patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) and to compare risk factors.

Methods: Multicenter retrospective study from infectious diseases department in Tunisia. We examined sera from HIV patients followed in these centers.

[Effect of triple antiretroviral therapy on Tunisian AIDS profile: study of 139 cases].

We report a retrospective study to estimate highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) effect in 139 HIV infected patients. Four criteria are studied: prevalence of opportunistic infections, CD4 cell count evolution, viral load progression and mortality. Gastrointestinal side effects are the most common clinical adverse reaction (61.