Hepatitis C virus direct acting antiviral (DAA) treatment success and its impact on transmission dynamics in HIV/HCV co-infected MSM Hasselt University
Globally, 3-4 million hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections occur annually with injecting drug users (IDUs) and HIV positive men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) at highest risk. While spontaneous clearance occurs, the majority develops chronic infection with risk for cirrhosis, end-stage liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma. In MSM, HCV transmission routes are unclear but concurrent IDU, coinfection with HIV and high-risk sexual practices are ...