HCV reinfections after viral clearance among HIV-positive patients with recent HCV infection in Taiwan.
Miao-Hui HuangSui-Yuan ChangChen-Hua LiuAristine ChengLi-Hsin SuWen-Chun LiuYi-Ching SuHsin-Yun SunChien-Ching HungShan-Chwen ChangPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2019)
Similar to the findings in Europe, we observed a high incidence of HCV reinfection among HIV-positive Taiwanese with recent HCV infection, which was significantly associated with syphilis. To identify HCV reinfections, annual HCV RNA testing should be instituted instead of testing driven by symptoms, syphilis or elevated aminotransferases.