Hepatitis C virus infection among non-IDU HIV-infected and uninfected men who have sex with men.
In the Mediterranean countries, hepatitis C virus infection affect nearly 45% of HIV-1 infected individuals, consistently to the high proportion of patients with a history of intravenous drug use and exposed to the two viruses by parenteral route. Even in association with HIV-infection, HCV infectio...
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| author | Massimo Giuliani Lorenzo Nosotti Alessandra Latini Concetta Mirisola Fulvia Pimpinelli Sabrina Volpi Fabrizio Ensoli Gianpaolo Impara Guido Palamara |
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| description | In the Mediterranean countries, hepatitis C virus infection affect nearly 45% of HIV-1 infected individuals, consistently to the high proportion of patients with a history of intravenous drug use and exposed to the two viruses by parenteral route. Even in association with HIV-infection, HCV infection is rarely transmitted through sexual intercourse due to the lower efficiency of mucosal exposure to virus than that blood-borne. Thus, the incidence and prevalence of HCV infection are far lower among the non-intravenous drug users (IDU) at risk of sexually transmitted infections (STI). Two hypotheses may be taken in account to explain the lower prevalence rates observed in our seroprevalence study. The MSMs participating to our study could have less sexual contacts with IDU-MSMs than other gay community residents in other western countries. The non-IDU MSMs recruited in this study could have a lower frequency of at-risk sexual practices for HCV then the non-IDU MSMs enrolled in other studies. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c2e3951c035140e180829f8a26cc33f92025-01-02T11:14:43ZengPAGEPress PublicationsMediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases2035-30062011-11-0131e2011058e201105810.4084/mjhid.2011.058222Hepatitis C virus infection among non-IDU HIV-infected and uninfected men who have sex with men.Massimo Giuliani0Lorenzo Nosotti1Alessandra Latini2Concetta Mirisola3Fulvia Pimpinelli4Sabrina Volpi5Fabrizio Ensoli6Gianpaolo Impara7Guido Palamara8San Gallicano Dermatological Institute, Rome, ItalyNational Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty ( NIHMP), Rome, ItalySan Gallicano Dermatological Institute, Rome, ItalyNational Institute for Health, Migration and Poverty ( NIHMP), Rome, ItalySan Gallicano Dermatological Institute, Rome, ItalySan Gallicano Dermatological Institute, Rome, ItalySan Gallicano Dermatological Institute, Rome, ItalySan Gallicano Dermatological Institute, Rome, ItalySan Gallicano Dermatological Institute, Rome, ItalyIn the Mediterranean countries, hepatitis C virus infection affect nearly 45% of HIV-1 infected individuals, consistently to the high proportion of patients with a history of intravenous drug use and exposed to the two viruses by parenteral route. Even in association with HIV-infection, HCV infection is rarely transmitted through sexual intercourse due to the lower efficiency of mucosal exposure to virus than that blood-borne. Thus, the incidence and prevalence of HCV infection are far lower among the non-intravenous drug users (IDU) at risk of sexually transmitted infections (STI). Two hypotheses may be taken in account to explain the lower prevalence rates observed in our seroprevalence study. The MSMs participating to our study could have less sexual contacts with IDU-MSMs than other gay community residents in other western countries. The non-IDU MSMs recruited in this study could have a lower frequency of at-risk sexual practices for HCV then the non-IDU MSMs enrolled in other studies.http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/330HIVHCVmen who have sex with men ( MSM) |
| spellingShingle | Massimo Giuliani Lorenzo Nosotti Alessandra Latini Concetta Mirisola Fulvia Pimpinelli Sabrina Volpi Fabrizio Ensoli Gianpaolo Impara Guido Palamara Hepatitis C virus infection among non-IDU HIV-infected and uninfected men who have sex with men. Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases HIV HCV men who have sex with men ( MSM) |
| title | Hepatitis C virus infection among non-IDU HIV-infected and uninfected men who have sex with men. |
| title_full | Hepatitis C virus infection among non-IDU HIV-infected and uninfected men who have sex with men. |
| title_fullStr | Hepatitis C virus infection among non-IDU HIV-infected and uninfected men who have sex with men. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hepatitis C virus infection among non-IDU HIV-infected and uninfected men who have sex with men. |
| title_short | Hepatitis C virus infection among non-IDU HIV-infected and uninfected men who have sex with men. |
| title_sort | hepatitis c virus infection among non idu hiv infected and uninfected men who have sex with men |
| topic | HIV HCV men who have sex with men ( MSM) |
| url | http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/330 |
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