Prevalence and features of the course of HIV/HCV co-infection in pregnant women

Abstract

The aim of the work is to improve the algorithm of management of pregnant women with HIV/HCV co-infection. The study was conducted on the basis of the Moscow City Center for AIDS Prevention and Control of the Moscow Department of Health from 2020 to 2022. 80 women diagnosed with HIV/HCV coinfection were under observation. The patients underwent a general examination and evaluation of anamnesis data, laboratory tests. The article presents statistical data on HIV/HCV-infected women who have been registered at the Moscow City Center for the Prevention and Control of AIDS for the past three years. The social characteristics of pregnant women with HIV/HCV co-infection are given and the clinical and immunological features of the course of the disease are presented.

Keywords

• hiv infection
• hcv
• hiv/hcv co-infection
• hiv-infected pregnant women