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Observational studyViruses2022

Incidence and Risk Factors of Reinfection with HCV after Treatment in People Living with HIV.

Chien-Yu Cheng, Shin-Yen Ku, Yi-Chun Lin, Cheng-Pin Chen, Shu-Hsing Cheng, I-Feng Lin

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Observational study in Viruses, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Predictors of Acute HCV Incidence in People with HIV: Insights from a Long-term Cohort Study.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Chien-Yu ChengDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan City 330, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-1886-0370
Shin-Yen KuDepartment of Nursing, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan City 330, Taiwan.
Yi-Chun LinDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan City 330, Taiwan.
Cheng-Pin ChenDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan City 330, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-0629-9790
Shu-Hsing ChengDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Taoyuan General Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taoyuan City 330, Taiwan.
I-Feng LinInstitute of Public Health, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei City 112, Taiwan.
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWMinistry of Health and Welfare · TWTao Yuan General Hospital · TW

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) does not induce protective immunity, and re-exposure to HCV can reinfect the population engaging in high-risk behavior. An increasing incidence of acute hepatitis C infection in people living with HIV (PLWH) has been described in recent years. This retrospective cohort study was conducted in PLWH who completed HCV therapy between June 2009 and June 2020 at an HIV care hospital, to analyze their basic characteristics and risky behavior. Of 2419 patients, 639 were diagnosed with HCV infection and 516 completed the HCV therapy with a sustained virologic response. In total, 59 patients (11.4%) were reinfected with acute hepatitis C, and the median time to reinfection was 85.3 weeks (IQR: 57-150). The incidence of reinfection was 6.7 cases/100 person-years. The factors associated with reinfection were being male (AHR, 8.02; 95% CI 1.08-59.49), DAA (direct-acting antiviral) treatment (AHR, 2.23; 95% CI 1.04-4.79), liver cirrhosis (AHR, 3.94; 95% CI 1.09-14.22), heroin dependency (AHR: 7.41; 95% CI 3.37-14.3), and HIV viral loads <50 copies/mL at the follow-up (AHR: 0.47, 95% CI 0.24-0.93) in the subgroup of people who inject drugs (PWID). Amphetamine abuse (AHR: 20.17; 95% CI 2.36-172.52) was the dominant factor in the subgroup of men who have sex with men (MSM). Our study suggests that education and behavioral interventions are needed in this population to prevent reinfection.

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AdultAntiviral AgentsDrug UsersFemaleHepatitis C, ChronicHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansIncidenceKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedProportional Hazards ModelsRecurrenceReinfectionRetrospective StudiesAntiviral Agentsamphetamine abuseheroin dependencymen who have sex with men (MSM)people living with HIV (PLWH)people who inject drugs (PWID)reinfection with HCV

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