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Diverse origins of hepatitis C virus in HIV co-infected men who have sex with men in Hong Kong.
Virology journal - 8 Aug 2015
Chan Denise P, Lin Ada W, Wong Ka Hing, Wong Ngai Sze, Lee Shui Shan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Worldwide, Hepatitis C (HCV) infection has been increasingly recognized in HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM). The objective of this study was to characterize the transmission dynamics of acute HCV infection in HIV-positive MSM in Hong Kong using a molecular approach. FINDINGS: We retrospectively examined 24 HIV-positive MSM with acute HCV infection diagnosed between 2009 and 2014 in Hong...
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