HCV reinfections after viral clearance among HIV-positive patients with recent HCV infection in Taiwan.

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Higher rates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) reinfection after viral clearance have been well described among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) in Europe. The epidemiology of HCV reinfection, however, has rarely been investigated among HIV-positive patients in Asia-Pacific region.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Liver Int

Title: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver

Publisher: Wiley

ISSN (Electronic): 1478-3231

ISSN (Print): 1478-3223

Publication date (Electronic): October 2019

Volume: 39

Issue: 10

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[1 ] Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.

[2 ] Department of Internal Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital and Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.

[3 ] Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.

[4 ] Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Medical Biotechnology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.

[5 ] Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.

[6 ] Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.

[7 ] China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.

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DOI: 10.1111/liv.14199

PubMed ID: 31343813

SO-VID: 9ca20ed5-e800-453c-b470-5fde01360a53

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Keywords: sustained virological response,sexually transmitted disease,men who have sex with men,direct-acting antivirals

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Keywords: sustained virological response, sexually transmitted disease, men who have sex with men, direct-acting antivirals

HCV reinfections after viral clearance among HIV-positive patients with recent HCV infection in Taiwan.

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