Literature DB >> 20153770

Unselected hepatitis C screening of men who have sex with men attending sexual health clinics.

Christopher Scott1, Sara Day, Emma Low, Ann Sullivan, Mark Atkins, David Asboe.   

Abstract

Sexual transmission of hepatitis C (HCV) between HIV positive men who have sex with men (MSM) is increasingly being reported. There is limited and conflicting data as to whether HIV negative MSM are at increased risk of infection. Local directorate guidelines recommended HCV testing only in MSM having a sexual transmitted infection (STI) screen who disclosed risk factors. In 2007 we introduced unselected screening into routine practice within our sexual health clinics. This report reviews the results of this change in our practice. Over 6 months, 3365 MSM attended for STI screening. Of 2309 MSM who agreed to be screened for HCV (69%) the prevalence of HCV was 0.65% (95% CI 0.36-1.1). This is similar to the prevalence of HCV in the general population within England. We conclude that unselected screening of MSM for HCV within our sexual health services is not currently justified. 2010 The British Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Year:  2010        PMID： 20153770     DOI： 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.01.013

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Infect        ISSN： 0163-4453            Impact factor:   6.072


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