Comparative assessment of liver fibrosis in patients with HIV/chronic hepatitis C co-infection in different ethnic groups.

Introduction: In recent years, the frequency of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C (HCV) co-infection has increased, which is due to their common routes of transmission. HIV/chronic HCV co-infection aggravates the development of fibrosis and increases the risk of cirrhosis. The aim of the study was to evaluate the results of liver elastometry in patients of different ethnic groups with HIV/chronic HCV co-infection.

Evaluation of immunological indices in HIV-infected patients with chronic hepatitis C in Kazakhstan.

Aim: To evaluate immunological indices in HIV-infected patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) who are injecting drug users.

Materials And Methods: The study examined 38 patients coinfected with HIV and CHC who were injecting drug users and 36 patients with HIV/CHC who were not injecting drug users. In the study of immune status, the relative and absolute numbers of CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, CD16+, and CD20+ cells were determined by means of flow cytofluorometry of "FACSCount" using monoclonal antibodies of the company Becton Dickinson.