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Evidence of a large, international network of HCV transmission in HIV-positive men who have sex with men.
Gastroenterology - 1 May 2009
van de Laar Thijis, Pybus Oliver, Bruisten Sylvia, Brown David, Nelson Mark, Bhagani Sanjay, Vogel Martin, Baumgarten Alex, Chaix Marie-Laure, Fisher Martin, Gotz Hannelore, Matthews Gail V, Neifer Stefan, White Peter, Rawlinson William, Pol Stanislav, Rockstroh Jurgen, Coutinho Roel, Dore Greg J, Dusheiko Geoffrey M, Danta M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Since 2000, there has been a marked rise in acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive men who have sex with men (MSM). We conducted an international phylogenetic study to investigate the existence of an HCV transmission network among MSM. METHODS: HIV-positive MSM diagnosed with recent HCV (n = 226) in England (107), The Netherlands (58), France (12), Germany...
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