Challenges and opportunities for hepatitis B virus screening in people attending PrEP services: a retrospective prevalence study
Our real-world data on a large PrEP cohort suggest that, although uncommon, HBV infection in PrEP users in low-prevalence countries should be considered and managed. In addition, HBV screening offers the opportunity to expand prevention services through vaccination.
Authors
- Massimo Puoti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3278-7138)
- Roberto Rossotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4965-8789)
- Alessandro Soria (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4447-2574)
- Daniele Calzavara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9999-891X)
- Massimo Cernuschi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9229-7435)
- Paolo Bonfanti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7289-8823)
- Laura Corsico
- F D’Aloia
- Bianca Monti
Institutions
- Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda (IT)
- Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo (IT)
- Check Point (Israel) (IL)
- Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IT)
- University of Milano-Bicocca (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Published
- 2024-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2024-056245
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39