Sexually transmitted hepatitis C virus superinfection in HIV/hepatitis C virus co-infected men who have sex with men

AIDS

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 658-661

  Ghosn, Jade ^a,b   Thibault, Vincent ^b   Delaugerre, Constance ^a   Fontaine, Hélène ^c   Lortholary, Olivier ^c   Rouzioux, Christine ^a   Pol, Stanislas ^c   Chaix, Marie Laure ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFAVIRENZ; LAMIVUDINE; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; RIBAVIRIN; STAVUDINE; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEPATITIS C; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY SYPHILIS; SEROLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADULT; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYLOGENY; RISK-TAKING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SUPERINFECTION; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 43149102948     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e3282f4e86f     Document Type: Article

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