Hepatitis A in men having sex with men (MSMs) in northern Italy.
During 2009 there was an increased incidence of acute hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection among homosexual males which, in our institute, outnumbered the number of cases in travellers, thus becoming the prime HAV risk factor. Some of our HAV cases occurred in HIV-infected subjects. This observation underlines the action of HAV as a sexually transmitted infection and urges preventive measures, such as routine HAV vaccination in the HIV-infected population.
Pini
Alessandro
A
Institute for Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University of Brescia, Italy.
Tomasoni
Lina Rachele
LR
Cristini
Graziella
G
Puoti
Massimo
M
Matteelli
Alberto
A
Carosi
Giampiero
G
Castelli
Francesco
F
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001727:Bisexuality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D015897:Comorbidity; D005506:Food Contamination; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D022362:Hepatitis A Vaccines; D020010:Heterosexuality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D014195:Travel; D055815:Young Adult
D022362:Hepatitis A Vaccines