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Chronic hepatitis C is an emerging issue in the management of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease because both diseases have the same route of transmission, leading to a very high prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-coinfection in the HIV-positive patient population. Lopinavir is extensively metabolized by the hepatic cytochrome P450 3A4, and the pharmacokinetics of this protease inhibitor (PI) could be influenced by liver impairment. However, data currently available on the impact of HCV-coinfection on lopinavir plasma concentrations are both limited and conflicting.
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Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Nephrologic Diseases, Section of Infectious Diseases, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, "Alma Mater Studiorum" University of Bologna, via G. Massarenti 11, 40138 Bologna, Italy. leonardo.calza@unibo.it
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