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Spontaneous Clearance of Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Men Who Have Sex With Men

Published:2017 Issue:2 Volume:4 Page:
ISSN:2328-8957
Container-title:Open Forum Infectious Diseases
language:en
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Author:

Newsum Astrid M.¹²,Schinkel Janke³,van de Laar Thijs J. W.⁴,van der Meer Jan T. M.²,Prins Maria¹²

Affiliation:

1. Department of Infectious Diseases Research and Prevention, Public Health Service of Amsterdam

2. Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), and

3. Department of Medical Microbiology, Section of Clinical Virology, Academic Medical Center, and

4. Department of Blood-Borne Infections, Division of Research, Sanquin Blood Supply Foundation, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Abstract

Abstract 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.

Funder

“Aids Fonds”

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Oncology

Link

http://academic.oup.com/ofid/article-pdf/4/2/ofx090/33604195/ofx090.pdf

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