When HIV and liver disease co-exist

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Hepatologists face new challenges as hepatitis progresses in HIV patients
Since successful antiretroviral therapies have made HIV a treatable condition, more HIV patients who are also infected with hepatitis B or C are experiencing the progression of their liver disease. In the face of this novel challenge, experts in the field convened to share information and opinions on the management of such patients. The conference discussions are summarized in June issue of Hepatology, a journal published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) The article is also available online at Wiley Interscience (http://www.interscience.wiley.com/journal/hepatology).


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