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Hepatitis C in men who have sex with men in London – a community survey

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العنوان:	Hepatitis C in men who have sex with men in London – a community survey
المؤلفون:	Price, H, Gilson, R, Mercey, D, Copas, A, Parry, J, Nardone, A, Johnson, A, Hart, G
المصدر:	HIV Medicine
بيانات النشر:	John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2013.
سنة النشر:	2013
مصطلحات موضوعية:	Adult, Aged, 80 and over, Male, Safe Sex, Adolescent, Short Communication, Data Collection, prevalence, virus diseases, HIV, Hepacivirus, Middle Aged, Antibodies, Viral, Hepatitis C, United Kingdom, community survey, Young Adult, Seroepidemiologic Studies, London, Humans, Mass Screening, Homosexuality, Male, Aged
الوصف:	Objectives For the last 10 years there has been an epidemic of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Europe, North America and Australia. The majority of those infected are also HIV-positive and it is unclear to what extent HIV-negative MSM are also at increased risk of infection with HCV. This study provides the first examination of the association between HIV and hepatitis C serostatus in a sample of MSM recruited in community settings. Methods A total of 1121 participants completed a short questionnaire in 2008/2009 giving demographic and behavioural data, and donated a sample of oral fluid that was subsequently tested for antibodies to selected pathogens (HIV, syphilis and HCV). Results The seroprevalence of hepatitis C antibody was 2.1% [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.4–3.2%]. It was more common in those with HIV infection [7.7% (95% CI 4.2–12.9%) vs. 1.2% (95% CI 0.6–2.1%) in those without HIV infection; P
اللغة:	English
تدمد:	1468-1293 1464-2662
الوصول الحر:	https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=pmid________::48fdd99f069350f385403d5202ac7916Test http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4016752Test
حقوق:	OPEN
رقم الانضمام:	edsair.pmid..........48fdd99f069350f385403d5202ac7916
قاعدة البيانات:	OpenAIRE

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تدمد:	14681293 14642662