Hepatitis C virus reinfection incidence and treatment outcome among HIV-positive MSM.

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Liver disease secondary to hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the context of HIV infection is one of the leading non-AIDS causes of death. Sexual transmission of HCV infection among HIV-positive MSM appears to be leading to increased reports of acute HCV infection. Reinfection after successful treatment or spontaneous clearance is reported among HIV-positive MSM but the scale of reinfection is unknown. We calculate and compare HCV reinfection rates among HIV-positive MSM after spontaneous clearance and successful medical treatment of infection.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): AIDS

Title: AIDS (London, England)

ISSN (Electronic): 1473-5571

ISSN (Print): 0269-9370

Publication date (Electronic): Oct 23 2013

Volume: 27

Issue: 16

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[1 ] aHIV Department, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London bSchool of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol cSocial and Mathematical Epidemiology Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.

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DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32836381cc

PubMed ID: 23736152

SO-VID: 7497a020-f6b9-4ccd-9a65-c33a1a92f669

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