Sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus in human immunodeficiency virus-negative men who have sex with men: A series of case reports

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 102-104

  Van De Laar, Thijs J W ^a,b   Paxton, William A ^b   Zorgdrager, Fokla ^b   Cornelissen, Marion ^b   De Vries, Henry J C ^b,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Cluster of Infectious Diseases   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECREATIONAL DRUG; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ANUS INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; FISTING (SEX); GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; SCREENING TEST; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADULT; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HIV SERONEGATIVITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, VIRAL;

EID: 78751645869     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181ec9de5     Document Type: Article

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