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Multiple hepatitis C virus (HCV) reinfections in HIV-positive men who have sex with men: no influence of HCV genotype switch or interleukin-28B genotype on spontaneous clearance.
HIV medicine - 1 Jul 2014
Ingiliz P, Krznaric I, Stellbrink H-J, Knecht G, Lutz T, Noah C, Stocker H, Obermeier M, Dupke S, Boesecke C, Rockstroh J K, Baumgarten A, Hoffmann C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The incidence of sexually transmitted hepatitis C virus (HCV) reinfection is on the rise in HIV-infected men who have sex with men (MSM). Data on natural history of acute hepatitis C and possible factors associated with spontaneous clearance are limited. The aim of this study was to analyse the outcome of HCV reinfections in HIV-positive MSM. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was carried out on...
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