HCV Sexual Transmission
HCV Sexual Transmission
STD 2016: HCV Infection and Reinfection Among Men Who Have Sex with Men
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- Category: HCV Sexual Transmission
- Published on Tuesday, 27 September 2016 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Public health officials in Michigan have identified a cluster of more than 20 cases of apparently sexually transmitted hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among HIV-positive gay and bisexual men, according to a report at the 2016 STD Conference last week in Atlanta. Routine HCV screening at sexual health clinics can help detect more HCV infections among gay men, and prevention measures are needed to address the risk of HCV reinfection after spontaneous clearance or a cure, researchers concluded in recent related journal articles.
EASL 2016: High Incidence of HCV Reinfection Among HIV+ Gay Men in Western Europe
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- Category: HCV Prevention
- Published on Tuesday, 19 April 2016 00:00
- Written by Michael Carter
There is a very high incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) reinfection among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) in western Europe, according to research presented at the European Association for the Study of the Liver's International Liver Congress (EASL 2016) this week in Barcelona. Investigators found that a quarter of HIV-positive gay men who cleared an initial HCV infection were reinfected within 3 years. The researchers believe that current prevention strategies are failing, and called for intensive monitoring of people who have apparently cleared HCV infection.
EACS 2015: Hepatitis C Incidence Remains Stable Among HIV-Positive Gay Men in Europe
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- Category: HCV Sexual Transmission
- Published on Sunday, 01 November 2015 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Researchers have seen no decline in new hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in 16 European CASCADE cohorts, according to a poster presented at the 15th European AIDS Conference last week in Barcelona. However, trends seem to differ between various regions of Europe.
AASLD 2015: HCV Infection During Anal Sex May Happen without Blood, Study Finds
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- Category: HCV Sexual Transmission
- Published on Monday, 16 November 2015 00:00
- Written by Keith Alcorn
Hepatitis C virus is present in large enough quantities in the rectal fluid of men with HIV and hepatitis C coinfection to permit HCV transmission without the presence of blood, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City reported Sunday at the AASLD Liver Meeting in San Francisco.
Sexual Transmission of HCV Is Increasing Among Gay and Bi Men with HIV
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- Category: HCV Sexual Transmission
- Published on Wednesday, 16 September 2015 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is occurring among HIV-positive men who have sex with men, associated with receptive anal sex and non-injection drug use, and a small subset of men may be prone to recurrent infection after being cured of hepatitis C, according to a meta-analysis reported in the August 7 online edition of AIDS.
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