Unawareness of HCV serostatus among persons newly diagnosed with HIV. Issue 5 (September 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Scognamiglio, Paola; Navarra, Assunta; Orchi, Nicoletta; De Carli, Gabriella; Pittalis, Silvia; Mastrorosa, Ilaria; Visco Comandini, Ubaldo; Agrati, Chiara; Antinori, Andrea; Puro, Vincenzo; Ippolito, Giuseppe; Girardi, Enrico
• Is Part Of: Journal of infection and public health. Volume 12:Issue 5(2019)
• Page Start: 733
• Page End: 737
• Publication Date: 2019-09
• Subjects: Hepatitis -- HCV -- HIV-HCV coinfection -- Late diagnosis -- Italy; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Public health -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Nosocomial infections -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; 614.4
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2019.01.055
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1876-0341

Abstract

Abstract: Treatment of chronic HCV infection with direct acting antivirals can achieve high rates of sustained viral response in persons with HIV. In the perspective of HCV elimination in this population, high rates of HCV detection will be needed. We evaluated the unawareness of HCV infection in 2927 persons newly diagnosed with HIV during 2004–2015 in Rome, Italy. Two-hundred-fifty persons (8.5%) were anti-HCV positive. The proportion of HCV-unaware individuals at the time of HIV diagnosis was 58.0% (145/250), without significant variations over time, 17.2% showed an advanced fibrosis stage. The absence of previous HIV testing was significantly associated with HCV unawareness.