Trends of recent hepatitis C virus infection among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Taiwan, 2011-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increasing trends of HCV infection have been reported among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) in Europe, Australia and North America. The trends of recently acquired HCV infection among HIV-positive MSM are less clear in Asia-pacific region.

Methods

All HIV-positive patients seeking care at a university hospital in Taiwan tested for anti-HCV IgG at least once annually to estimate the incidence of HCV seroconversion during 2011-2018. HCV genotyping and sequencing were performed and multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify the factors associated with HCV seroconversion among MSM.

Findings

During the study period, 3495 HCV-seronegative patients (86·4% MSM) were included and 294 (8·4%) with recent HCV infection were identif

SUBMITTER: Ho SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7327892 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature