Internet‐guided HCV‐RNA testing: A promising tool to achieve hepatitis C micro‐elimination among men who have sex with men

T Prinsenberg, J Schinkel, P Zantkuijl… - Journal of viral …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In the Netherlands, hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission occurs primarily in men who have
sex with men (MSM). By early diagnosis and immediate treatment of acute HCV infections …

Treatment of acute hepatitis C virus infection in HIV-infected MSM: the effect of treatment duration

FAE Lambers, K Brinkman, J Schinkel, IJB Spijkerman… - Aids, 2011 - journals.lww.com
We evaluated hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment and the effect of treatment duration (24
versus 48 weeks) on treatment outcome among 50 HIV-infected men who have sex with …

Virtual versus physical channel for sex networking in men having sex with men of sauna customers in the City of Hong Kong

SS Lee, ANS Lam, CK Lee, NS Wong - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Advances in communication technology may affect networking pattern, thereby
influencing the dynamics of sex partnership. The aim of the study is to explore the impacts of …

The effect of hepatitis C treatment and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co‐infection on the disease burden of hepatitis C among injecting drug users in …

A Matser, A Urbanus, R Geskus, M Kretzschmar… - …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Aims The hepatitis C virus (HCV) disease burden among injecting drug users (IDUs) is
determined by HCV incidence, the long latency period of HCV, competing mortality causes …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of peripheral blood dendritic cells as a non-invasive tool in the follow-up of patients with chronic hepatitis C

A Crosignani, A Riva, S Della Bella - World journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has a high propensity to establish chronic infections. Failure of HCV-
infected individuals to activate effective antiviral immune responses is at least in part related …

Down regulation of CD38 activation markers by atorvastatin in HIV patients with undetectable viral load

S De Wit, M Delforge, CV Necsoi, N Clumeck - Aids, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Immune activation and chronic inflammation are recognized as major component of HIV
disease even in patients with undetectable viral load. We evaluated the effect of atorvastatin …

Hepatitis C virus transmission among men who have sex with men in Amsterdam: external introductions may complicate microelimination efforts

J Koopsen, E Parker, AX Han… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background It is unclear whether unrestricted access and high uptake of direct-acting
antivirals (DAAs) is sufficient to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) in high-risk populations …

[HTML][HTML] Acute hepatitis C outbreak among HIV-infected men, Madrid, Spain

A Montoya-Ferrer, DS Fierer… - Emerging Infectious …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
7. Saijo M, Niikura M, Ikegami T, Kurane I, Kurata T, Morikawa S. Laboratory diagnostic
systems for Ebola and Marburg hemorrhagic fevers developed with recombinant proteins …

Liver disease, HIV and aging

O Falade-Nwulia, CL Thio - Sexual health, 2011 - CSIRO Publishing
The life expectancy of HIV-infected patients has increased due to the efficacy of highly active
antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in controlling HIV replication; thus, the population living with …

Seroprevalence of hepatitis C and correlates of seropositivity among men who have sex with men in Vancouver, Canada: a cross-sectional survey

J Wong, D Moore, S Kanters, J Buxton… - Sexually transmitted …, 2015 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives We sought to determine the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection
among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Vancouver, Canada, and associations of risk …