Rita Browne
Increased numbers of acute hepatitis C infections in HIV positive homosexual men; is sexual transmission feeding the increase?
although principal mode hepatitis c hcv transmission united kingdom injecting drug use idu risk third infections unknown1 contribution sexual transmission men sex men msm spread hepatitis c unclear however evidence accumulating coinfection hiv2 presence sexually transmitted infections stis facilitate sexual transmission hcv3 reported increases unsafe sex stis hiv positive msm questioned whether circumstances may lead increase number hcv infectionsthis study undertaken determine whether within clinics changes number individuals diagnosed acute hcv infection occurring ascertain risk factors acquisition individualsa case note review patients within hiv sexual health clinics st stephens centre diagnosed acute hcv infection january