title: Hepatitis C infection among men who have sex with men, San Francisco, 2011.
abstract: Serum specimens collected during the 2011 round of National HIV Behavioral Surveillance among men who have sex with men in San Francisco were tested for hepatitis C virus antibodies. Hepatitis C virus infection was found among men who have sex with men with a history of intravenous drug use and those who were already human immunodeficiency virus infected.
authors.affiliation: From the San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA. hfisher.raymond@sfdph.org
authors.forename: H Fisher
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Raymond
authors.forename: Priscilla
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Israel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nieves-Rivera
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Louie
authors.forename: Willi
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: McFarland
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pandori
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012495:San Francisco / Q000453:epidemiology; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000453:epidemiology*