Hepatitis C Prevalence Among HIV-Positive MSM in San Francisco: 2004 and 2008

Recent reports suggest the potential for an epidemic of Hepatitis C among nonintravenous drug-using HIV-positive men who have sex with men. HIV-positive specimens from surveillance surveys in 2004 and 2008 were tested for HCV antibodies. Among noninjection drug using men who have sex with men, HCV p...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Sexually transmitted diseases 2011-03, Vol.38 (3), p.219-220
Hauptverfasser:	Raymond, H. Fisher, Hughes, Alison, O'Keefe, Kara, Stall, Ron D., McFarland, Willi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Chi-Square Distribution Cross-Sectional Studies Drug use Gays & lesbians General aspects Hepatitis Hepatitis C Hepatitis C - complications Hepatitis C - epidemiology Hepatitis C Antibodies - blood HIV HIV Seropositivity - complications Homosexuality, Male Human immunodeficiency virus Human infectious diseases. Experimental studies and models Human viral diseases Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Men Polyclonal antibodies Prevalence San Francisco - epidemiology Substance Abuse, Intravenous - epidemiology Unsafe Sex Viral diseases Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids Viral hepatitis
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Zusammenfassung:	Recent reports suggest the potential for an epidemic of Hepatitis C among nonintravenous drug-using HIV-positive men who have sex with men. HIV-positive specimens from surveillance surveys in 2004 and 2008 were tested for HCV antibodies. Among noninjection drug using men who have sex with men, HCV prevalence was 8.7% and 4.5% in 2004 and 2008, respectively. There was no evidence of a change in HCV prevalence between 2004 and 2008.
ISSN:	0148-5717 1537-4521
DOI:	10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181f68ed4