There has long been evidence that hepatitis C can lead to persistent infection in a high
proportion of infected individuals, and can progress to chronic liver disease, cirrhosis and …

Objective: The epidemiology of the incidence of sexually transmitted hepatitis C virus (HCV)
infection in HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) is only partially understood. In …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is one of the main causes of chronic liver disease
worldwide. The long-term impact of HCV infection is highly variable, from minimal changes …

Injecting risk behaviours among people who inject drugs (PWID) and high-risk sexual
practices among men who have sex with men (MSM) are important routes of hepatitis C …

Abstract The recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) sampled
only the civilian, non‐institutionalized population of USA and may have underestimated the …

Background & Aims Moderate cure rates of acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections with
pegylated interferon and ribavirin have been described in the last decade in men who have …

Abstract Background Direct-acting antivirals (DAAa) cure hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections
in 95% of infected patients. Modeling studies predict that universal HCV treatment will lead …

Sexually acquired hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains a public health problem, with
significant disease burden primarily in HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) …

Abstract Introduction Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major public health threat. Although the
recent availability of highly effective directly acting antivirals created optimism towards HCV …

Since the advent of effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) for human immunodeficiency virus-
1 (HIV), there has been a substantial decrease in deaths related to acquired …