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Recent hepatitis C virus infections in HIV-infected patients in Taiwan: incidence and risk factors.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Mar 2012
Sun Hsin-Yun, Chang Sui-Yuan, Yang Zong-Yu, Lu Ching-Lan, Wu Hsiu, Yeh Chang-Ching, Liu Wen-Chun, Hsieh Chia-Yin, Hung Chien-Ching, Chang Shan-Chwen
Abstract excerpt
Outbreaks of sexually transmitted hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections have been recently reported in HIV-infected men who have sex with men (MSM) in Europe, Australia, and North America. Little is known concerning whether this also occurs in other Asia-Pacific countries. Between 1994 and 2010, a prospective observational cohort study was performed to assess the incidence of recent HCV seroconversion in 892...
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