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Hepatitis C Main Forums => Hepatitis C and HIV Coinfection => Topic started by: Hep Editors on November 24, 2020, 01:19:21 pm

Title: Gay and Bi Men, in Particular Those With HIV, Have Higher Hep C Rate
Post by: Hep Editors on November 24, 2020, 01:19:21 pm
Compared with the general population, hepatitis C virus (HCV) rates are substantially higher among men who have sex with men (MSM), in particular those living with HIV as well as HIV-negative men taking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), NATAP reports.

Presenting their findings at the International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2020), which was held virtually last week, researchers at the University of New South Wales and the World Health Organization conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of HCV rates among MSM compared with the general population.

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