Undiagnosed hepatitis B and C infection is rare in Sydney gay and bisexual men attending a community HIV testing site.
This letter reports on an enhanced surveillance snapshot of hepatitis B and C at a men who have sex with men community testing site in inner Sydney. The finding show undiagnosed hepatitis B and C infection is rare in this population of gay and bisexual men. Evidence of immunity to hepatitis B through vaccination is high, however client knowledge of vaccination status is poor. Current targeted hepatitis screening practices were sufficient to detect all undiagnosed cases of hepatitis B and C in this population.
Sydney Sexual Health Centre, Nightingale Wing, Sydney Hospital, Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia.
John
J
Lockwood
ACON, 414 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills, NSW 2010, Australia.
James
J
Gray
Communicable Diseases Branch, NSW Health Protection, NSW Health, 73 Miller Street, North Sydney, NSW 2060, Australia.
Christine
C
Selvey
D001727:Bisexuality; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D009517:New South Wales / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D014505:Urban Population