意大利北部男男性行为者中的甲型肝炎

Hepatitis A in men having sex with men (MSMs) in northern Italy.

作者信息

Pini Alessandro, Tomasoni Lina Rachele, Cristini Graziella, Puoti Massimo, Matteelli Alberto, Carosi Giampiero, Castelli Francesco

机构信息

Institute for Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University of Brescia, Italy.

出版信息

Infez Med. 2010 Jun;18(2):113-4.

PMID:20610934

Abstract

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.

摘要

2009年期间，同性恋男性中甲型肝炎病毒（HAV）急性感染的发病率有所上升，在我们研究所，这一群体中的病例数超过了旅行者中的病例数，从而成为主要的HAV风险因素。我们的一些HAV病例发生在HIV感染者身上。这一观察结果凸显了HAV作为一种性传播感染的作用，并促使采取预防措施，如对HIV感染人群进行常规HAV疫苗接种。