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| Title |
Diverse origins of hepatitis C virus in HIV co-infected men who have sex with men in Hong Kong
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| Published in |
Virology Journal, August 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12985-015-0355-8 |
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| Authors |
Denise P. Chan, Ada W. Lin, Ka Hing Wong, Ngai Sze Wong, Shui Shan Lee |
| Abstract |
Worldwide, Hepatitis C (HCV) infection has been increasingly recognized in HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM). The objective of this study was to characterize the transmission dynamics of acute HCV infection in HIV-positive MSM in Hong Kong using a molecular approach. We retrospectively examined 24 HIV-positive MSM with acute HCV infection diagnosed between 2009 and 2014 in Hong Kong. Detection and molecular characterization of HCV was successfully performed in 22 (91.7 %) patients. Genotype 3a was the most prevalent as identified in 14 (63.6 %) MSM, followed by 1a in 4 (18.2 %), 6a in 2 (9.1 %), and 1each (4.5 %) for 1b and 2a. The high prevalence of genotype 3a in MSM was in stark contrast to its rarity among HCV infected injection drug users (IDU) in Hong Kong. Phylogenetic analyses revealed a monophyletic HCV-3a cluster composing of MSM without injection history, and a homologous pair with HCV-6a genotype. There was otherwise no temporal or genetic clustering of the corresponding HIV sequences. The origin of sexually acquired acute HCV infections in HIV-positive MSM was diverse and not directly linked with local IDU. The transmission dynamics of HIV and HCV infections in MSM in Hong Kong were evidently unrelated. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 9% |
| United States | 1 | 9% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 8 | 73% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 10 | 91% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 41 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 41 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 7 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 15% |
| Researcher | 4 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 6 | 15% |
| Unknown | 9 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 22% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 15% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 10% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 4 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 5 | 12% |
| Unknown | 12 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 March 2016.
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#5,985,755
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Outputs from Virology Journal
#594
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#68,527
of 264,425 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Virology Journal
#6
of 53 outputs
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