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Genetic characterization of multiple hepatitis C virus infections following acute infection in HIV-infected men who have sex with men.
AIDS (London, England) - 1 Nov 2015
Thomas Xiomara V, Grady Bart P X, Van Der Meer Jan T M, Ho Cynthia K, Vanhommerig Joost W, Rebers Sjoerd P, De Jong Menno D, Van Der Valk Marc, Prins Maria, Molenkamp Richard, Schinkel Janke
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: High rates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) reinfections among HIV-infected men who have sex with men (MSM) following clearance of a primary infection suggest absence of protective immunity. Here, we investigated the incidence of HCV super and reinfections in 85 HIV-infected MSM with incident HCV infection. DESIGN AND METHODS: Serial sequencing of a fragment of NS5B and the HCV envelope was used to...
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