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HIV-positive men who have sex with men are at high risk of development of significant liver fibrosis after an episode of acute hepatitis C.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Oct 2017
Steininger K, Boyd A, Dupke S, Krznaric I, Carganico A, Munteanu M, Neifer S, Schuetze M, Obermeier M, Arasteh K, Baumgarten A, Ingiliz P
Abstract excerpt
Acute hepatitis C virus infection remains a major health concern in human immunodeficiency virus(HIV)-infected men who have sex with men (MSM). New direct-acting antiviral agent (DAA) combination therapy has not yet been approved for the treatment for acute hepatitis C virus(HCV), thereby potentially causing deferral of HCV treatment. Therefore, we aimed to study the course of liver disease after an episode of...
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