Title | The burgeoning HIV/HCV syndemic in the urban Northeast: HCV, HIV, and HIV/HCV coinfection in an urban setting. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2013 |
Authors | Morano, Jamie P., Britton A. Gibson, and Frederick L. Altice |
Journal | PloS one |
Volume | 8 |
Issue | 5 |
Pagination | e64321 |
Date Published | 2013 |
ISSN | 1932-6203 |
Keywords | Adult, Cities, Coinfection, Epidemics, Female, Hepatitis C, HIV Infections, Humans, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, New England |
Abstract | Despite recommendations for generation-based HCV and once lifetime HIV screening, thousands of individuals in the U.S. still remain untested and undiagnosed. This cross-sectional study examines the correlates of HCV and HIV monoinfection and HIV/HCV coinfection in an urban Northeast setting. |
DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0064321 |
Alternate Journal | PLoS ONE |