Hepatitis C virus infection in HIV-infected men who have sex with men: Sustained rising incidence in Antwerp, Belgium, 2001-2009

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 15, Issue 39, 2010, Pages 1-8

  Bottieau, E ^a   Apers, L ^a   Van Esbroeck, M ^a   Vandenbruaene, M ^a   Florence, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE;

ABNORMAL LABORATORY RESULT; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; LIVER BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MASS SCREENING; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

EID: 77958189719     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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