HCV Sexual Transmission
HCV Sexual Transmission
IAS 2015: PrEP and the Risk of Hepatitis C Virus Infection [VIDEO]
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- Category: HCV Sexual Transmission
- Published on Wednesday, 12 August 2015 00:00
- Written by Gregory Fowler
Are gay and bisexual men who take Truvada for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) at greater risk for sexually transmitted hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection? Experts discussed this issue and others at a media briefing on HIV and hepatitis coinfection at the 8th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment, and Prevention last month in Vancouver.
HIV-Negative Gay Men May Be Susceptible to Sexually Transmitted Hepatitis C
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- Published on Thursday, 09 July 2015 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Several studies have shown that hepatitis C virus (HCV) can be sexually transmitted among HIV-positive men who have sex with men, but HIV-negative gay and bisexual men may be at risk as well if they share similar risk factors, according to a report in the June 2015 Journal of Viral Hepatitis.
CROI 2015: HCV Sexual Transmission Linked to Anal Sex, Drug Use, Lower CD4 Count
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- Published on Wednesday, 25 March 2015 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
In addition to the usual risk factors for hepatitis C virus (HCV) sexual transmission seen in most previous studies -- such as anal sex and having other sexually transmitted infections -- researchers in the Netherlands also saw an association with nasal and injection drug use and lower CD4 T-cell count, they reported in a poster presentation at the recent 2015 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Seattle.
EASL 2015: Hepatitis C Treatment Could Cut HCV Transmission Among UK Gay Men in Half
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- Category: HCV Sexual Transmission
- Published on Wednesday, 17 June 2015 00:00
- Written by Keith Alcorn, Aidsmap
Access to more effective hepatitis C treatment could reduce new infections among men who have sex with men in the United Kingdom by half over the next decade, according to a mathematical modeling study presented at the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) International Liver Congress in Vienna in April.
Clinicians Report 2 Acute HCV Infections in Kaiser PrEP Program
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- Category: HCV Sexual Transmission
- Published on Friday, 20 February 2015 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Two HIV negative men gay receiving HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) through Kaiser Permanente in San Francisco were newly infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), with sex being their only apparent risk factor, Kaiser clinicians reported in the February 18 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases.
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