Can current national surveillance systems in England and Wales monitor sexual transmission of hepatitis C among HIV-infected men who have sex with men

Bibliographic Data

ID15377494
AuthorsSarah Dougan, M Adekoyejo Balogun, Jonathan Elford (0000-0002-8392-9063, City, University of London), Lisa J Brant, Katy Sinka (0000-0001-8596-0649), Barry Evans (0000-0003-1316-2087), Barry G Evans, Mark Ramsay (0000-0002-7156-7640, Public Health England), Mary E Ramsay
Year2007
Volume7
Issue1
Pages7-7
Publication date2007-01-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/1471-2458-7-7
PMID17233919
PMCIDPMC1784083
OpenAlexW1527196976
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited10

Matching routine laboratory reports of hepatitis C diagnoses with HIV diagnoses only identified 31 HIV infected MSM with sexually-transmitted hepatitis C infection. Clinical studies suggest that this is an underestimate. On the other hand, matching sentinel surveillance reports with HIV diagnoses revealed that in E&W in 2003 nearly 5% of HIV-diagnosed MSM tested hepatitis C positive where the only risk was sex with another man. Reports of sexually-transmitted hepatitis C infection were not confined to London. Enhanced surveillance is needed to monitor sexually-transmitted hepatitis C among HIV-infected MSM in E&W

Hepatitis · Hepatitis B · Hepatitis C · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Men who have sex with men · Sexual transmission · Syphilis · Transmission (telecommunications · Viral hepatitis · Hepatitis B Virus Studies · Hepatitis C virus research · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · Medicine · Internal Medicine · Virology

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