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Table 1 Summary of patient characteristics

From: The Tat protein of human immunodeficiency virus-1 enhances hepatitis C virus replication through interferon gamma-inducible protein-10

 

HCV

HCV/HIV

 

Mono-infected

Co-infected

Characteristic

(n = 20)

(n = 17)

Gender

  

   Female

8

0

   Male

12

17

Age (years)

37 (26-60)

34 (28-38)

ALT level (IU/L)

40.6 (14-118)

9 (2-25)

AST level (IU/L)

34.8 (17-116)

52 (29-99)

CD4 count (cells/ul)

NT

256 (106-474)

CD8 count (cells/ul)

NT

989 (357-1600)

Serum HCV RNA (copies/ml)

6.1 × 105 (103-1.2 × 107)

1.4 × 106 (103-6.8 × 107)

HCV genotype

  

   1

7

8

   2

5

4

   3

5

3

   Unknown

3

2

  1. Data are median (range) values, unless otherwise indicated. ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; NT, not tested
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