Risk of hepatitis C reinfection following successful therapy among people living with HIV: a global systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression

S Hosseini-Hooshyar, B Hajarizadeh, S Bajis… - The lancet HIV, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background The benefits of direct-acting antivirals towards the elimination of hepatitis C
virus (HCV) in people living with HIV are decreased when individuals are reinfected with …

“Apparently, you can only be treated once”: A qualitative study exploring perceptions of hepatitis C and access to treatment among people who inject drugs visiting a …

G Fontaine, J Presseau, J Bruneau, AM Patey… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Access to hepatitis C care within harm reduction community organizations for
people who inject drugs is crucial for achieving hepatitis C elimination. However, there is a …

Perceptions of hepatitis C treatment and reinfection risk among HIV-positive men who have sex with men and engage in high risk behaviours for hepatitis C …

AD Marshall, M Martinello, C Treloar… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Globally, treatment uptake for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among HIV-HCV
coinfected men who have sex with men (MSM) has substantially increased since the advent …

Expanding hepatitis C virus test uptake using self-testing among men who have sex with men in China: two parallel randomized controlled trials

C Wang, P Zhao, AM Weideman, W Xu, JJ Ong… - BMC medicine, 2023 - Springer
Background HCV self-testing (HCVST) may be an effective strategy to address low rates of
HCV test uptake among men who have sex with men (MSM). We evaluated the effectiveness …

Progress of hepatitis C elimination in viennese people living with HIV after two decades of increasing cure rates

D Chromy, D Bauer, B Simbrunner, M Jachs… - Infectious …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Background & Aims Interferon (IFN)-based hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapy has
been replaced by direct-acting antivirals (DAAs). We assessed temporal trends in patient …

Genotypic cluster analysis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae reveals a spectrum of sexual mixing including among HIV-serodiscordant men who have sex with men

D Chromy, D Heissenberger, K Lippert, F Heger… - Infectious …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Background Men who have sex with men (MSM) are more vulnerable to acquiring sexually
transmitted infections (STIs). In 2019, for instance, 74% of European Neisseria gonorrhoeae …

Hepatitis C (HCV) Reinfection and Risk Factors among Clients of a Low-Threshold Primary Healthcare Service for People Who Inject Drugs in Sydney, Australia

P Read, BZH Tang, E Silins, A Doab, VJ Cornelisse… - Viruses, 2024 - mdpi.com
Hepatitis C (HCV) reinfection studies have not focused on primary healthcare services in
Australia, where priority populations including people who inject drugs (PWID) typically …

Hepatitis C virus reinfection incidence among gay and bisexual men with HIV in Australia from 2016 to 2020

BL Harney, R Sacks‐Davis, DK van Santen… - Liver …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background There is some concern that hepatitis C virus (HCV) reinfection might impact
HCV micro‐elimination efforts among gay and bisexual men (GBM) with HIV. However, there …

Sexual and drug use risk behaviour trajectories among people treated for recent HCV infection: the REACT study

JM Carson, S Barbieri, E Cunningham… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Exploration of sexual and drug use behaviours following treatment for recent
hepatitis C virus (HCV) is limited. This analysis modelled behavioural trajectories following …

National trends in retreatment of HCV due to reinfection or treatment failure in Australia

JM Carson, S Barbieri, GV Matthews, GJ Dore… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Population-level uptake of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment for
hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, including retreatment, can be estimated through …