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Acute hepatitis C in the Netherlands: characteristics of the epidemic in 2014.

Hullegie, S J; van den Berk, G E L; Leyten, E M S; Arends, J E; Lauw, F N; van der Meer, J T M; Posthouwer, D; van Eeden, A; Koopmans, P P; Richter, C; van Kasteren, M E E; Kroon, F P; Bierman, W F W; Groeneveld, P H P; Lettinga, K D; Soetekouw, R; Peters, E J G; Verhagen, D W M; van Sighem, A I; Claassen, M A A; Rijnders, B J A.

Clin Microbiol Infect ; 22(2): 209.e1-209.e3, 2016 Feb.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26482267

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Within the Dutch Acute HCV in HIV Study, a surveillance system was initiated to estimate the incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections in 2014. Following the Dutch HIV treatment guidelines, HIV-positive men having sex with men (MSM) in 19 participating centers were screened. Ninety-nine acute HCV infections were reported, which resulted in a mean incidence of 11 per 1000 patient-years of follow-up. Unfortunately, the HCV epidemic among Dutch HIV-positive MSM is not coming to a halt.

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Epidemics , HIV Infections/virology , Hepatitis C/epidemiology , Adult , Coinfection/epidemiology , Coinfection/virology , Hepatitis C/virology , Homosexuality, Male , Humans , Incidence , Male , Middle Aged , Netherlands/epidemiology , Population Surveillance , Risk Factors

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