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. 2016 Feb;22(2):209.e1-209.e3.
doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.10.012. Epub 2015 Oct 17.

Acute hepatitis C in the Netherlands: characteristics of the epidemic in 2014

S J Hullegie  1 , G E L van den Berk  2 , E M S Leyten  3 , J E Arends  4 , F N Lauw  5 , J T M van der Meer  6 , D Posthouwer  7 , A van Eeden  8 , P P Koopmans  9 , C Richter  10 , M E E van Kasteren  11 , F P Kroon  12 , W F W Bierman  13 , P H P Groeneveld  14 , K D Lettinga  15 , R Soetekouw  16 , E J G Peters  17 , D W M Verhagen  18 , A I van Sighem  19 , M A A Claassen  20 , B J A Rijnders  20
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Acute hepatitis C in the Netherlands: characteristics of the epidemic in 2014

S J Hullegie et al. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2016 Feb.
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Abstract

Within the Dutch Acute HCV in HIV Study, a surveillance system was initiated to estimate the incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections in 2014. Following the Dutch HIV treatment guidelines, HIV-positive men having sex with men (MSM) in 19 participating centers were screened. Ninety-nine acute HCV infections were reported, which resulted in a mean incidence of 11 per 1000 patient-years of follow-up. Unfortunately, the HCV epidemic among Dutch HIV-positive MSM is not coming to a halt.

Keywords: Acute hepatitis C; HIV; MSM; epidemiology; incidence.

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