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The burgeoning HIV/HCV syndemic in the urban Northeast: HCV, HIV, and HIV/HCV coinfection in an urban setting.

TitleThe burgeoning HIV/HCV syndemic in the urban Northeast: HCV, HIV, and HIV/HCV coinfection in an urban setting.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2013
AuthorsMorano, Jamie P., Britton A. Gibson, and Frederick L. Altice
JournalPloS one
Volume8
Issue5
Paginatione64321
Date Published2013
ISSN1932-6203
KeywordsAdult, Cities, Coinfection, Epidemics, Female, Hepatitis C, HIV Infections, Humans, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, New England
AbstractDespite 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.
DOI10.1371/journal.pone.0064321
Alternate JournalPLoS ONE

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