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

It has recently become clear that hepatitis C virus (HCV) can be sexually transmitted among men who have sex with men; in fact, outbreaks of HCV in this population have been documented. Sexual transmission was previously considered to be rare, but may be more common in this population due to both biological and behavioural/social factors. Accordingly, this retrospective study investigated the incidence of HCV seroconversion in this population in Ontario between 2000 and 2010.

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