Publication Name	World Journal of Hepatology
Manuscript ID	17081
Country	United Kingdom

Received	2015-02-11 08:38
Peer-Review Started	2015-02-12 15:28
To Make the First Decision	2015-03-20 14:32
Return for Revision	2015-03-28 17:13
Revised	2015-06-24 06:25
Second Decision	2015-07-17 08:13
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2015-07-17 16:41
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2015-07-23 16:37
Articles in Press	2015-07-23 16:37
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Typeset the Manuscript	2015-07-24 16:10
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-08-08 13:55

ISSN	1948-5182 (online)
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Hepatitis C in human immunodeficiency virus co-infected individuals: Is this still a “special population”?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Drosos E Karageorgopoulos, Joanna Allen and Sanjay Bhagani
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Dr. Sanjay Bhagani, BSc, MB, ChB, FRCP, Department of Infectious Diseases/HIV Medicine, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, United Kingdom. s.bhagani@nhs.net
Key Words	Human immunodeficiency virus; Hepatitis C; Coinfection; Antiviral agents; Anti-retroviral agents; Natural history; Epidemiology; Pathogenesis; Therapy
Core Tip	This manuscript focuses on hepatitis C virus/human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection, two intersecting epidemics with great global health interest. It reviews the epidemiology, pathogenesis and natural history of chronic hepatitis C in HIV infected individuals. It also reviews the impact of antiretroviral therapy on the natural history of chronic hepatitis C and the liver. Moreover, it shows that the outcomes of treatment with the newer direct acting antivirals against hepatitis C are similar in the mono-infected and co-infected patients, providing informative data extracted from relevant clinical trials. It argues that HIV infected individuals should no longer be designated as a “special population” among those with chronic hepatitis C, as this could delay their access to the new treatments.
Publish Date	2015-08-08 13:55
Citation	Karageorgopoulos DE, Allen J, Bhagani S. Hepatitis C in human immunodeficiency virus co-infected individuals: Is this still a “special population”? World J Hepatol 2015; 7(15): 1936-1952
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v7/i15/1936.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v7.i15.1936

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