Sexually transmitted HCV infection and reinfection in HIV-infected homosexual men

Gastroenterologie Clinique et Biologique

Volumn 33, Issue 10-11, 2009, Pages 977-980

  Cotte, L ^a,b   Chevallier Queyron, P ^b,c   Schlienger, I ^a   Trabaud, M A ^c   Brochier, C ^a   Andre P ^b,c,d   Zoulim, F ^a,b,d  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABACAVIR; AMPRENAVIR PHOSPHATE; LAMIVUDINE; NEVIRAPINE; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; RIBAVIRIN; ZIDOVUDINE;

ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG RESPONSE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; REINFECTION; REMISSION; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; UNSAFE SEX; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON ALFA-2A; MALE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RECURRENCE; RIBAVIRIN; UNSAFE SEX;

EID: 70350620716     PISSN: 03998320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gcb.2009.06.011     Document Type: Article

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