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Summary
- The liver is a human organ which plays an important part in processing drugs.
- Hepatitis B and hepatitis C are serious viral infections that affect the liver.
- You should be tested for hepatitis B and hepatitis C.
- Coinfection with HIV and hepatitis B or hepatitis C (or both) is quite common.
- Hepatitis B can make you ill in both the short and long-term.
- Treatments are available for hepatitis B, some of which also work against HIV.
- Hepatitis C can cause serious long-term health problems and is a major cause of illness and death in people with HIV.
- Treatments are available for hepatitis C, and treatment decisions should be made on an individual basis.
- When treatment is offered it should consist of a combination of pegylated interferon and ribavirin.
- Vaccinations are available for hepatitis A and B and everybody who is HIV-positive should receive them.