A 48-year-old woman with HIV and active injection drug use tests positive for hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody and has a follow-up HCV RNA that is also positive.
Which of the following is TRUE regarding the interaction between HIV and HCV infections?

Figure 1. Progression to Cirrhosis in Persons with HCV Monoinfection and HCV-HIV Coinfection
This graph shows accelerated progression to cirrhosis in persons with HIV-HCV coinfection when compared with those with HCV monoinfection.
Source: Di Martino V, Rufat P, Boyer N, et al. The influence of human immunodeficiency virus coinfection on chronic hepatitis C in injection drug users: a long-term retrospective cohort study. Hepatology. 2001;34:1193-9.
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February 1st, 2025
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