HCV Sexual Transmission
HCV Sexual Transmission
HCV Sexual Transmission: HIV Negative May Be at Risk, More Awareness and Testing Needed
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- Category: HCV Sexual Transmission
- Published on Friday, 10 October 2014 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is known to be sexually transmitted among HIV positive men who have sex with men, but HIV negative men may be at risk as well, according to recent reports. Other recent studies have looked at awareness of HCV sexual transmission and screening practices, suggesting that improvement is needed in both areas.
Studies Shed Light on Hepatitis C Virus Sexual Transmission among Gay Men
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- Category: HCV Sexual Transmission
- Published on Tuesday, 20 May 2014 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission among HIV positive gay men has leveled off in Amsterdam -- one of the first cities with an outbreak of apparently sexually transmitted HCV infection -- and it continues to be rare among HIV negative men who have sex with men, according to recent studies. Other research looked at HCV sexual transmission among HIV positive and negative men in Switzerland, and at the association between HCV viral load in blood and semen.
ICAAC 2013: Is HCV Infection Increasing Among HIV+ Gay Men in Japan?
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- Category: HCV Sexual Transmission
- Published on Sunday, 22 September 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
The incidence of acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection has increased in recent years at the largest HIV clinic in Japan, with almost all cases occurring among men who have sex with men, according to a poster presented at the 53rd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC 2013) this month in Denver. For those treated early with pegylated interferon plus ribavirin, the cure rate was high at 80%.
AASLD 2013: HCV Levels in Semen May Correspond to Blood Viral Load
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- Category: HCV Prevention
- Published on Wednesday, 18 December 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
HIV positive men with higher hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA levels in their blood during acute infection were more likely to have HCV in their semen as well, which may raise the risk of sexual transmission, researchers reported last month at the 64thAASLD Liver Meeting in Washington, DC.
Hepatitis C Epidemic Mostly Confined to HIV Positive Gay Men in London
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- Category: HCV Sexual Transmission
- Published on Wednesday, 21 August 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
HIV negative gay and bisexual men in London have a hepatitis C prevalence similar to that of the general population, confirming that outbreaks of sexually transmitted HCV among men who have sex with men are largely limited to those who are HIV positive, according to a report in the June 18, 2013, advance edition of HIV Medicine.
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