In a cohort of men who have sex with men, hepatitis B virus infection conferred a higher risk for liver-related mortality than did hepatitis C virus infection.
Chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) can result in liver disease and complications such as cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and death. These complications are more common in individuals who are coinfected with HIV, but whether risk for liver-related mortality is higher with one type of hepatitis than the other is unknown. To explore this issue, investigators examined outcomes in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CH-B) or chronic hepatitis C (CH-C) in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study, a large prospective study involving men who have sex with men.
The present analysis included 337 patients with CH-B and 343 with CH-C; approximately 70% in both groups were coinfected with HIV. Although all-cause mortal…
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Leadership Positions in Professional SocietiesHIV Medicine Association; Infectious Diseases Society of America (Board of Directors)