Hepatitis C Virus Seroconversion among Hiv-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men with No History of Injection Drug Use: Results from a Clinical Hiv Cohort

Ann N Burchell; Sandra L Gardner; Tony Mazzulli; Michael Manno; Janet Raboud; Vanessa G Allen; Ahmed M Bayoumi; Rupert Kaul; Frank McGee; Peggy Millson; Robert S Remis; Wendy Wobeser; Curtis Cooper; Sean B Rourke

doi:10.1155/2015/689671

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology (Jan 2015)

Hepatitis C Virus Seroconversion among Hiv-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men with No History of Injection Drug Use: Results from a Clinical Hiv Cohort

Ann N Burchell,
Sandra L Gardner,
Tony Mazzulli,
Michael Manno,
Janet Raboud,
Vanessa G Allen,
Ahmed M Bayoumi,
Rupert Kaul,
Frank McGee,
Peggy Millson,
Robert S Remis,
Wendy Wobeser,
Curtis Cooper,
Sean B Rourke

Affiliations

Ann N Burchell: Ontario HIV Treatment Network, Canada
Sandra L Gardner: Ontario HIV Treatment Network, Canada
Tony Mazzulli: Public Health Laboratories, Public Health Ontario, Canada
Michael Manno: Ontario HIV Treatment Network, Canada
Janet Raboud: Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Canada
Vanessa G Allen: Public Health Laboratories, Public Health Ontario, Canada
Ahmed M Bayoumi: Centre for Research on Inner City Health, The Keenan Research Centre in the Li KaShing Knowledge Institute, St Michael’s Hospital, Canada
Rupert Kaul: Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
Frank McGee: AIDS Bureau, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, Canada
Peggy Millson: Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Canada
Robert S Remis: Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Canada
Wendy Wobeser: Hotel Dieu Hospital, Canada
Curtis Cooper: Ottawa Hospital, Canada
Sean B Rourke: Ontario HIV Treatment Network, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/689671
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 26, no. 1
pp. 17 – 22

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Internationally, there is a growing recognition that hepatitis C virus (HCV) may be sexually transmitted among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM).

Published in Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology

ISSN: 1712-9532 (Print); 1918-1493 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases; Science: Microbiology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/9575

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