HCV epidemiology in high-risk groups and the risk of reinfection

H Midgard, A Weir, N Palmateer, VL Re III… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …

[PDF][PDF] Is sexual contact a major mode of hepatitis C virus transmission?

RA Tohme, SD Holmberg - Hepatology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Medical opinion varies considerably regarding the transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV)
through sexual contact. Based on the study design, representativeness of the study …

Acute hepatitis C

A Maheshwari, S Ray, PJ Thuluvath - The Lancet, 2008 - thelancet.com
Symptomatic acute hepatitis C occurs in only about 15% of patients who are infected with
hepatitis C virus (HCV). Acute hepatitis C is most often diagnosed in the setting of post …

Acute hepatitis C in HIV-infected men who have sex with men: an emerging sexually transmitted infection

TJ Van De Laar, GV Matthews, M Prins, M Danta - Aids, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Since 2000 outbreaks of acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) among HIV-positive men who have
sex with men (MSM) who denied injecting drug use have been reported from Europe, the …

Hepatitis C: an epidemiological review

MI Memon, MA Memon - Journal of viral hepatitis, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of the study was to analyse the current literature regarding the mode of transmission
of HCV and its global prevalence in different groups of people. A systematic review of the …

Increase in HCV incidence among men who have sex with men in Amsterdam most likely caused by sexual transmission

TJW Van De Laar, AK Van Der Bij… - The Journal of …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
We retrospectively screened 1836 men who have sex with men (MSM) participating in the
Amsterdam Cohort Studies (1984–2003) for hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies. HCV …

Sexually transmitted hepatitis C infection: the new epidemic in MSM?

D Bradshaw, G Matthews, M Danta - Current opinion in infectious …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Sexually transmitted hepatitis C infection: the new epidemic... : Current Opinion in Infectious
Diseases Sexually transmitted hepatitis C infection: the new epidemic in MSM? : Current …

Unsafe sex and increased incidence of hepatitis C virus infection among HIV-infected men who have sex with men: the Swiss HIV Cohort Study

A Rauch, M Martin, R Weber, B Hirschel… - Clinical infectious …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Background. Data on the incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected persons are sparse. It is controversial whether and …

Epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection among injection drug users in China: systematic review and meta-analysis

X Xia, J Luo, J Bai, R Yu - Public health, 2008 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: Injection drug use (IDU) is the predominant mode of hepatitis C virus (HCV)
transmission in China. This paper aims to provide a comprehensive and reliable tabulation …

[HTML][HTML] Acute hepatitis C infection in HIV positive men who have sex with men in Paris, France, 2001-2004

L Gambotti… - …, 2005 - eurosurveillance.org
In mid-2004, three Parisian hospital wards informed the Institut de veille sanitaire of recent
acute hepatitis C in HIV-infected (HIV+) men who had sex with men (MSM). These cases for …