Journal article
Hepatitis C virus testing in a clinical HIV cohort in Ontario, Canada, 2000 to 2015
Abstract
BACKGROUND: HIV-positive individuals may acquire HCV via injection drug use (IDU) and condomless anal sex. HIV care provides opportunities for HCV testing and cure with direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs).
METHODS: We analyzed data from the Ontario HIV Treatment Network Cohort Study. Among those not HCV-positive or diagnosed previously (n = 4586), we used Cox regression to test the rates of ever HCV testing (serological or RNA) in HIV care by …
Authors
Moqueet N; Grewal R; Mazzulli T; Cooper C; Gardner SL; Salit IE; Kroch A; Burchell AN; Kroch A; Burchell A
Journal
Health Science Reports, Vol. 4, No. 3,
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
September 2021
DOI
10.1002/hsr2.358
ISSN
2398-8835