AASLD 2013: HCV Levels in Semen May Correspond to Blood Viral Load
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- Category: HCV Prevention
- Published on Wednesday, 18 December 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
HIV positive men with higher hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA levels in their blood during acute infection were more likely to have HCV in their semen as well, which may raise the risk of sexual transmission, researchers reported last month at the 64thAASLD Liver Meeting in Washington, DC.
Hepatitis C Virus Can Live on Surfaces for Up to 6 Weeks
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- Category: HCV Prevention
- Published on Thursday, 12 December 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) in dried droplets of blood or plasma can remain infectious on uncovered surfaces at temperatures of 4° or 22° C (39° or 72° F) for up to 6 weeks, resulting in potential for transmission in healthcare settings or during injection drug preparation, researchers reported in the November 23, 2013, advance edition of the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
ICAAC 2013: Is HCV Infection Increasing Among HIV+ Gay Men in Japan?
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- Category: HCV Sexual Transmission
- Published on Sunday, 22 September 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
The incidence of acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection has increased in recent years at the largest HIV clinic in Japan, with almost all cases occurring among men who have sex with men, according to a poster presented at the 53rd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC 2013) this month in Denver. For those treated early with pegylated interferon plus ribavirin, the cure rate was high at 80%.
Injection Drug Users Who Know They Have Hepatitis C Practice "Sero-Sharing"
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- Category: HCV Prevention
- Published on Wednesday, 04 December 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
People who inject drugs who know they are hepatitis C virus (HCV) positive are more likely to share syringes and injection equipment with others who are also infected, and less likely to do so with people who are HCV negative or unknown -- the equivalent of sexual "serosorting," according to a report in the December 15, 2013, Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Hepatitis C Epidemic Mostly Confined to HIV Positive Gay Men in London
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- Category: HCV Sexual Transmission
- Published on Wednesday, 21 August 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
HIV negative gay and bisexual men in London have a hepatitis C prevalence similar to that of the general population, confirming that outbreaks of sexually transmitted HCV among men who have sex with men are largely limited to those who are HIV positive, according to a report in the June 18, 2013, advance edition of HIV Medicine.
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