Background: Direct acting antivirals (DAA) cure 95% of patients infected with hepatitis C (HCV). Modeling studies predict that universal HCV treatment will lead to a decrease in the incidence of new infections but real-life data are lacking. The incidence of HCV among Dutch HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) has been high for >10 years. In 2015 DAA became available to all Dutch HCV patients and resulted in a rapid treatment uptake in HIV-positive MSM. We assessed whether this uptake was followed by a decrease in the incidence of HCV infections. Methods: Two prospective acute HCV t... Mehr ...
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Boerekamps, Anne
Van den Berk, Guido E
Fanny, Lauw N
Leyten, Eliane M
Van Kasteren, Marjo E
van Eeden, Arne
Posthouwer, Dirk
Claassen, Mark A
Dofferhoff, Anton S
Verhagen, Dominique W M
Bierman, Wouter F
Lettinga, Kamilla D
Kroon, Frank P
Delsing, Corine E
Groeneveld, Paul H
Soetekouw, Robert
Peters, Edgar J
Hullegie, Sebastiaan J
Popping, Stephanie
Van de Vijver, David A M C
Boucher, Charles A
Arends, Joop E
Rijnders, Bart J |
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Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: |
2018 |
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Boerekamps , A , Van den Berk , G E , Fanny , L N , Leyten , E M , Van Kasteren , M E , van Eeden , A , Posthouwer , D , Claassen , M A , Dofferhoff , A S , Verhagen , D W M , Bierman , W F , Lettinga , K D , Kroon , F P , Delsing , C E , Groeneveld , P H , Soetekouw , R , Peters , E J , Hullegie , S J , Popping , S , Van de Vijver , D A M C , Boucher , C A , Arends , J E & Rijnders , B J 2018 , ' Declining HCV incidence in Dutch HIV positive men who have sex with men after unrestricted access to HCV therapy ' , Clinical Infectious Diseases , vol. 66 , no. 9 , pp. 1360-1365 . https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix1007 |
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Journal Article
/ NETHERLANDS
/ EPIDEMIC
/ HIV-INFECTED MSM
/ SEXUALLY-TRANSMITTED INFECTION
/ REINFECTION INCIDENCE
/ TRANSMISSION |
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Englisch |
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