Management of hepatitis C virus infection in HIV/HCV co-infected patients: Clinical review

Table 6 Recommendations for management of HCV in HIV patients

All HIV patients should be screened for concomitant HCV infection

Effective management of HCV is crucial to improve the survival of HIV patients

Patients with stage 2 or more disease are candidates for therapy provided their HIV disease is controlled

Pegylated interferon and weight based ribavirin combination is recommended

Liver transplantation is no longer a contra-indication in the presence of HIV and should be considered in appropriate patients

Patients with cirrhosis should be screened for esophageal varices and for hepatocellular carcinoma