High Prevalence and High Incidence of Coinfection with Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and Syphilis and Low Rate of Effective Vaccination against Hepatitis B in HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men with Known Date of HIV Seroconversion in Germany.

High Prevalence and High Incidence of Coinfection with Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and Syphilis and Low Rate of Effective Vaccination against Hepatitis B in HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men with Known Date of HIV Seroconversion in Germany.

Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at higher risk for coinfection with hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and syphilis than the general population. HIV infection and these coinfections accelerate disease progression reciprocally. This study evaluated the prevalence and incidence of t...

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Main Authors: Klaus Jansen, Michael Thamm, Claus-Thomas Bock, Ramona Scheufele, Claudia Kücherer, Dieter Muenstermann, Hans-Jochen Hagedorn, Heiko Jessen, Stephan Dupke, Osamah Hamouda, Barbara Gunsenheimer-Bartmeyer, Karolin Meixenberger, HIV Seroconverter Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4640863?pdf=render

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