HCV Co-infection (2004)

BHIVA Hepatitis co-infection updated guidelines
October 2004

There are many minor changes in these 2004 guidelines. The main changes include:

HCV

• Reformatted in the style of the ART guidelines.
• Recommended treatment is with pegylated interferon and ribavirin
• Non-pegylated interferon is no longer recommended
• Updated information on clinical trails and references
• Deletion of discussion on non-pegylated interferon
• Recommend avoid AZT and ddI in those on ribavirin.

Written on behalf of the British HIV Association.

Principle authors:

• Dr Mark Nelson, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London
• Dr. Gayle Matthews, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London.

Edited/Additional Work by

• Dr Gary Brook, Central Middlesex Hospital London
• Dr Janice Main, St Mary’s Hospital, London.

Guideline Committee

• Dr Gary Brook
• Dr Janice Main (Co-Chairs)
• Mr Paul Bateman
• Dr Richard Gilson
• Dr. Gayle Mathews
• Dr Mark Nelson
• Prof. Caroline Sabin
• Dr Ed Wilkins

Nelson M, Matthews G, Brook MG, Main J; BHIVA Coinfection Guidelines Committee. British HIV Association guidelines on HIV and chronic hepatitis: coinfection with HIV and hepatitis C virus infection (2005). HIV Med,2005, 6 (Suppl 2) 96–106.