Changing seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among HIV-positive patients in Taiwan.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The study aimed to describe the evolution of the seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients included in two cohorts in Taiwan.

Methods

We retrospectively collected the information on demographic and clinical characteristics of 4,025 and 3,856 HIV-positive Taiwanese, who were aged 18 years or older at designated hospitals around Taiwan in 2004-2007, when an outbreak of HIV infection was occurring, and 2012-2016, when the outbreak was controlled with the implementation of harm reduction program, respectively. Comparisons of HCV seropositivity were made among different age and risk groups for HIV transmission between these two cohorts.

Results

The overall HCV seroprevalence of the 2004-2007 cohort and 20

SUBMITTER: Li CW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5856341 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature