hepatitis C virus;
men who have sex with men (MSM);
spontaneous clearance;
SPONTANEOUS VIRAL CLEARANCE;
HIV-POSITIVE MEN;
PREVALENCE;
NETHERLANDS;
AMSTERDAM;
MSM;
D O I:
10.1093/ofid/ofx090
中图分类号:
R392 [医学免疫学];
Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号:
100102 ;
摘要:
We assessed spontaneous clearance in 27 human immunodeficiency virus-infected men who have sex with men (MSM) who seroconverted for hepatitis C virus (HCV). In contrast with a recent estimate of 45.8%, we found a spontaneous clearance rate of 11.1% (95% confidence interval = 2.4-29.2). This finding suggests that treatment deferral to await spontaneous clearance might not be justified for MSM with sexually acquired HCV.
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Univ Calif Los Angeles, David Geffen Sch Med, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
Los Angeles Biomed Res Inst Harbor UCLA, Torrance, CA USAJohns Hopkins Univ, Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Epidemiol, Baltimore, MD USA
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Univ Calif Los Angeles, David Geffen Sch Med, Dept Med, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
Los Angeles Biomed Res Inst Harbor UCLA, Torrance, CA USAUniv Calif Los Angeles, David Geffen Sch Med, Dept Med, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
Witt, Mallory D.
Seaberg, Eric C.
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Johns Hopkins Univ, Dept Epidemiol, Bloomberg Sch Publ Hlth, Baltimore, MD 21205 USAUniv Calif Los Angeles, David Geffen Sch Med, Dept Med, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
Seaberg, Eric C.
Thio, Chloe L.
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Johns Hopkins Univ, Dept Med, Baltimore, MD 21205 USAUniv Calif Los Angeles, David Geffen Sch Med, Dept Med, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA