OCTOBER 30, 2019

HCV Reinfection Rates High Among HIV-Infected MSM

Rates of hepatitis C virus reinfection among men who have sex with men (MSM) in New York City are roughly 5%, similar to rates reported after interferon treatment in HIV-infected MSM in Europe.

“This is at least seven times higher than the primary infection rate,” said Daniel S. Fierer, MD, an associate professor of medicine in the Department of Infectious Diseases at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in New York City. “This is the same pattern as seen by