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Clearance of GB virus C during highly active antiretroviral therapy and course of HIV disease progression in HIV-infected patients with hemophilia

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  1. Department of Gastroenterology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan

    T. Honda, Y. Katano & H. Goto

  2. Department of Gastroenterology, Ogaki Municipal Hospital, Ogaki, Japan

    H. Toyoda

  3. Department of Transfusion Medicine, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan

    J. Takamatsu

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Toyoda, H., Honda, T., Katano, Y. et al. Clearance of GB virus C during highly active antiretroviral therapy and course of HIV disease progression in HIV-infected patients with hemophilia. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 24, 645–646 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-005-0020-z

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