Men who have sex with men starting pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) are at risk of HCV infection: evidence from the Amsterdam PrEP study.

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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has been recognised as an emerging sexually transmitted infection (STI) among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM). However, HIV-negative MSM at high risk for HIV might also be at increased risk for HCV. We studied the HCV prevalence in HIV-negative MSM who start pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in Amsterdam. Phylogenetic analysis was used to compare HCV strains obtained from HIV-negative and HIV-positive MSM.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): AIDS

Title: AIDS (London, England)

Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

ISSN (Electronic): 1473-5571

ISSN (Print): 0269-9370

Publication date (Electronic): May 01 2017

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[1 ] aPublic Health Service of Amsterdam, Department of Infectious Diseases, Research and Prevention, Amsterdam, the Netherlands b Public Health Service of Amsterdam, Department of Infectious Diseases, Clinic for sexually transmitted infections, Amsterdam, the Netherlands cAcademic Medical Center, Department of Infectious Diseases, Center for Immunity and Infection Amsterdam (CINIMA), University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands dAcademic Medical Center, Department of Dermatology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands eNational Institute of Public Health and the Environment, Center for Infectious Disease Control, Bilthoven, the Netherlands fAcademic Medical Center, Department of Medical Microbiology, Clinical Virology Laboratory, Amsterdam, the Netherlands gSanquin Research, Department of Blood-borne Infections, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. *Both authors attributed equally to this article.

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DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000001522

PubMed ID: 28463878

SO-VID: 88aec475-368e-4989-9f44-06463eadf65f

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