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Hanum N, Cambiano V, Loncar D, Mandalia S, Sharp A, Lwanga J, Tiraboschi J, Phillips AN, Lampe FC, Beck EJ, Fox J. Behaviour changes following HIV diagnosis among men who have sex with men in the era of treatment as prevention: data from a prospective study. AIDS Care 2024; 36:711-731. [PMID: 37527426 DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2023.2230884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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We described the longitudinal changes in sexual behaviour and associated factors among newly diagnosed with HIV men who have sex with men participating in a prospective observational study from a London HIV clinic (2015-2018). Participants self-completed questionnaires at baseline, months 3 and 12. Information collected included socio-demographic, sexual behaviour, health, lifestyle and social support. Trends in sexual behaviours over one year following diagnosis and associated factors were assessed using generalized estimating equations with logit link. Condomless sex (CLS) dropped from 62.2% at baseline to 47.6% at month-three but increased again to 61.8% at month-12 (p-trend = 0.790). Serodiscordant-CLS increased between month-three and month-12 (from 13.1% to 35.6%, p-trend < 0.001). The prevalence of serodiscordant-CLS with high risk of transmitting to their partners at month-three was 10.7%. CLS was higher among men who reported recreational drug use (adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR) 3.03, 95%CI 1.47-6.24, p = 0.003), those with undetectable viral load (aOR 2.17, 95%CI 1.22-3.84, p = 0.008) and those who agreed with a statement "condoms are not necessary when HIV viral load is undetectable" (aOR 3.41, 95%CI 1.58-7.38, p = 0.002). MSM continued to engage in CLS after HIV diagnosis, which coincided with U = U publications and increased throughout the study.
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- University of Geneva Institute of Global Health, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- NPMS-HHC CIC, London, UK
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Baltes V, de Boissieu P, Champenois K, Luan L, Seng R, Essat A, Novelli S, Spire B, Molina J, Goujard C, Meyer L. Sexual behaviour and STIs among MSM living with HIV in the PrEP era: the French ANRS PRIMO cohort study. J Int AIDS Soc 2024; 27:e26226. [PMID: 38462760 PMCID: PMC10935706 DOI: 10.1002/jia2.26226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION In a context of declining condom use and high sexually transmitted infection (STI) incidence, the diffusion of "treatment as prevention" (Tasp) and more recently pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) may have changed the sexual behaviour of newly diagnosed men who have sex with men (MSM) with HIV. METHODS Six hundred and nine MSM were enrolled and followed annually between 2014 and 2021 in the ANRS PRIMO Cohort (ClinicalTrials.gov:NCT03148964) from the time of HIV seroconversion. We studied changes over calendar time in sexual behaviour before and after HIV diagnosis. Factors associated with inconsistent condom use (ICU) after HIV diagnosis, PrEP use by partner(s) and bacterial STI acquisition were studied in random-effects models. RESULTS In the 6 months preceding HIV diagnosis, the number of sexual partners decreased from a median of 10 (IQR: 4-19) in 2014 to 6 (3-11) in 2021. After HIV diagnosis, ICU increased from 57.1% (16/28) of visits in 2014 up to 84.2% (229/272) in 2020-2021. Up to 25% (63/229) of MSM with HIV in recent years reported the use of PrEP by their partner(s) as the reason for ICU; these MSM were less frequently in a stable relationship, had a higher number of sexual partners and higher education level than those who did not report the use of PrEP by their partner(s). STI incidence after HIV diagnosis increased between 2014 and 2016 and remained high afterwards. STI risk was no longer associated with PrEP use by partners after adjustment for the number of partners and calendar period. ICU, age below 35 years, not being in a stable relationship, higher number of sexual partners were independently associated with an increased risk of STI. CONCLUSIONS Implementation of TasP and more recently PrEP has led to major changes in the sexual behaviour of MSM with HIV. ICU has become overwhelmingly prevalent, PrEP use by the partner increasingly being the reported reason for ICU, behind TasP, which remains the main reason. Characteristics of MSM at the time of diagnosis of HIV have changed, with fewer number of sexual partners today than in 2014, which must lead to broaden the indications for PrEP prescription. STIs incidence remains high in MSM with HIV and requires improvements in screening and prevention methods such as pre- or post-exposition antibiotics or vaccines.
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- Virginie Baltes
- Inserm, CESP U1018Le Kremlin‐BicêtreFrance
- Université Paris SaclayFaculté de médecineLe Kremlin‐BicêtreFrance
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- Inserm, CESP U1018Le Kremlin‐BicêtreFrance
- AP‐HP Epidémiologie et Santé publiqueHôpital BicêtreLe Kremlin‐BicêtreFrance
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- Université de Paris Cité et Université Sorbonne Paris NordInserm, IAMEParisFrance
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- Inserm, CESP U1018Le Kremlin‐BicêtreFrance
- AP‐HP Epidémiologie et Santé publiqueHôpital BicêtreLe Kremlin‐BicêtreFrance
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- Inserm, CESP U1018Le Kremlin‐BicêtreFrance
- Université Paris SaclayFaculté de médecineLe Kremlin‐BicêtreFrance
- AP‐HP Epidémiologie et Santé publiqueHôpital BicêtreLe Kremlin‐BicêtreFrance
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- Inserm, CESP U1018Le Kremlin‐BicêtreFrance
- Université Paris SaclayFaculté de médecineLe Kremlin‐BicêtreFrance
- AP‐HP Epidémiologie et Santé publiqueHôpital BicêtreLe Kremlin‐BicêtreFrance
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- Inserm, CESP U1018Le Kremlin‐BicêtreFrance
- Université Paris SaclayFaculté de médecineLe Kremlin‐BicêtreFrance
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- Aix Marseille UnivInserm, IRD, SESSTIM, ISSPAMMarseilleFrance
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- AP‐HP Service de maladies infectieusesHôpital Saint‐LouisParisFrance
- Université Paris CitéParisFrance
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- Inserm, CESP U1018Le Kremlin‐BicêtreFrance
- Université Paris SaclayFaculté de médecineLe Kremlin‐BicêtreFrance
- AP‐HP Service de médecine interneHôpital BicêtreLe Kremlin BicêtreFrance
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- Inserm, CESP U1018Le Kremlin‐BicêtreFrance
- Université Paris SaclayFaculté de médecineLe Kremlin‐BicêtreFrance
- AP‐HP Epidémiologie et Santé publiqueHôpital BicêtreLe Kremlin‐BicêtreFrance
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Ruiz-Burga E, Tariq S, Touloumi G, Gill J, Nicholls EJ, Sabin C, Mussini C, Meyer L, Volny Anne A, Carlander C, Grabar S, Jarrin I, Van der Valk M, Wittkop L, Spire B, Pantazis N, Burns FM, Porter K. CASCADE protocol: exploring current viral and host characteristics, measuring clinical and patient-reported outcomes, and understanding the lived experiences and needs of individuals with recently acquired HIV infection through a multicentre mixed-methods observational study in Europe and Canada. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e070837. [PMID: 37169505 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-070837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Despite the availability of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and antiretroviral therapy (ART), 21 793 people were newly diagnosed with HIV in Europe in 2019. The Concerted action on seroconversion to AIDS and death in Europe study aims to understand current drivers of the HIV epidemic; factors associated with access to, and uptake of prevention methods and ART initiation; and the experiences, needs and outcomes of people with recently acquired HIV. METHODS AND ANALYSIS This longitudinal observational study is recruiting participants aged ≥16 years with documented laboratory evidence of HIV seroconversion from clinics in Canada and six European countries. We will analyse data from medical records, self-administered questionnaires, semistructured interviews and participatory photography. We will assess temporal trends in transmitted drug resistance and viral subtype and examine outcomes following early ART initiation. We will investigate patient-reported outcomes, well-being, and experiences of, knowledge of, and attitudes to HIV preventions, including PrEP. We will analyse qualitative data thematically and triangulate quantitative and qualitative findings. As patient public involvement is central to this work, we have convened a community advisory board (CAB) comprising people living with HIV. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION All respective research ethics committees have approval for data to contribute to international collaborations. Written informed consent is required to take part. A dissemination strategy will be developed in collaboration with CAB and the scientific committee. It will include peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations and accessible summaries of findings on the study's website, social media and via community organisations.
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- Elisa Ruiz-Burga
- Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK
- Central and Northwest London NHS Foundation Trust, Mortimer Market Centre, London, UK
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- Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Southern Alberta HIV Clinic, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Surgical, Medical, Dental and Morphological Sciences with Interest Transplant, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- INSERM CESP U1018, APHP Hôpital de Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, Paris-Saclay University, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, Sorbonne Université, AP-HP, Hôpital St Antoine, Paris, France
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- National Centre of Epidemiology, Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Enfermedades Infecciosas, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- HIV Monitoring Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- INSERM, BPH, U1219, CIC-EC 1401, Universite Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
- INRIA SISTM Team, Talence, France
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- Inserm, IRD, SESSTIM, ISSPAM, Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France
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- Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK
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- Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK
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Basten MGJ, van Wees DA, Matser A, Boyd A, Rozhnova G, den Daas C, Kretzschmar MEE, Heijne JCM. Time for change: Transitions between HIV risk levels and determinants of behavior change in men who have sex with men. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0259913. [PMID: 34882698 PMCID: PMC8659368 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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As individual sexual behavior is variable over time, the timing of interventions might be vital to reducing HIV transmission. We aimed to investigate transitions between HIV risk levels among men who have sex with men (MSM), and identify determinants associated with behavior change. Participants in a longitudinal cohort study among HIV-negative MSM (Amsterdam Cohort Studies) completed questionnaires about their sexual behavior during biannual visits (2008-2017). Visits were assigned to different HIV risk levels, based on latent classes of behavior. We modelled transitions between risk levels, and identified determinants associated with these transitions at the visit preceding the transition using multi-state Markov models. Based on 7,865 visits of 767 participants, we classified three risk levels: low (73% of visits), medium (22%), and high risk (5%). For MSM at low risk, the six-month probability of increasing risk was 0.11. For MSM at medium risk, the probability of increasing to high risk was 0.08, while the probability of decreasing to low risk was 0.33. For MSM at high risk, the probability of decreasing risk was 0.43. Chemsex, erection stimulants and poppers, high HIV risk perception, and recent STI diagnosis were associated with increased risk at the next visit. High HIV risk perception and young age were associated with decreasing risk. Although the majority of MSM showed no behavior change, a considerable proportion increased HIV risk. Determinants associated with behavior change may help to identify MSM who are likely to increase risk in the near future and target interventions at these individuals, thereby reducing HIV transmission.
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- Maartje G. J. Basten
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Research and Prevention, Public Health Service of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Research and Prevention, Public Health Service of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Research and Prevention, Public Health Service of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Research and Prevention, Public Health Service of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Stichting HIV Monitoring, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- BioISI – Biosystems & Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Center for Infectious Diseases Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
- Aberdeen Health Psychology Group, Institute of Applied Health Sciences, Aberdeen, Scotland
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Center for Infectious Diseases Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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van Wees DA, Diexer S, Rozhnova G, Matser A, den Daas C, Heijne J, Kretzschmar M. Quantifying heterogeneity in sexual behaviour and distribution of STIs before and after pre-exposure prophylaxis among men who have sex with men. Sex Transm Infect 2021; 98:395-400. [PMID: 34716228 DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2021-055227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Objectives: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use may influence sexual behaviour and transmission of STIs among men who have sex with men (MSM). We aimed to quantify the distribution of STI diagnoses among MSM in the Netherlands based on their sexual behaviour before and after the introduction of PrEP.Methods: HIV-negative MSM participating in a prospective cohort study (Amsterdam Cohort Studies) completed questionnaires about sexual behaviour and were tested for STI/HIV during biannual visits (2009-2019). We developed a sexual behaviour risk score predictive of STI diagnosis and used it to calculate Gini coefficients for gonorrhoea, chlamydia and syphilis diagnoses in the period before (2009 to mid-2015) and after PrEP (mid-2015 to 2019). Gini coefficients close to zero indicate that STI diagnoses are homogeneously distributed over the population, and close to one indicate that STI diagnoses are concentrated in individuals with a higher risk score.Results: The sexual behaviour risk score (n=630, n visits=10 677) ranged between 0.00 (low risk) and 3.61 (high risk), and the mean risk score increased from 0.70 (SD=0.66) before to 0.93 (SD=0.80) after PrEP. Positivity rates for chlamydia (4%) and syphilis (1%) remained relatively stable, but the positivity rate for gonorrhoea increased from 4% before to 6% after PrEP. Gini coefficients increased from 0.37 (95% CI 0.30 to 0.43) to 0.43 (95% CI 0.36 to 0.49) for chlamydia, and from 0.37 (95% CI 0.19 to 0.52) to 0.50 (95% CI 0.32 to 0.66) for syphilis comparing before to after PrEP. The Gini coefficient for gonorrhoea remained stable at 0.46 (95% CI 0.40 to 0.52) before and after PrEP.Conclusions: MSM engaged in more high-risk sexual behaviour and gonorrhoea diagnoses increased after PrEP was introduced. Chlamydia and syphilis diagnoses have become more concentrated in a high-risk subgroup. Monitoring the impact of increasing PrEP coverage on sexual behaviour and STI incidence is important. Improved STI prevention is needed, especially for high-risk MSM.
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- Daphne Amanda van Wees
- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands .,Department of Infectious Diseases, Public Health Service of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.,BioISI - Biosystems & Integrative Sciences Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Public Health Service of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Aberdeen Health Psychology Group, University of Aberdeen Institute of Applied Health Sciences, Aberdeen, UK
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- Centre for Infectious Disease Control, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Castry M, Cousien A, Bellet J, Champenois K, Pialoux G, Yazdanpanah Y, Costagliola D, Grabar S, Deuffic-Burban S. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) incidence among men who have sex with men (MSM) living with HIV: results from the French Hospital Database on HIV (ANRS CO4-FHDH) cohort study, 2014 to 2017. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 26. [PMID: 34558403 PMCID: PMC8462035 DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2021.26.38.2001321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BackgroundDespite the availability of highly effective direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) and the expected treatment as prevention (TasP) effect, transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) persists in men who have sex with men (MSM) who engage in high-risk sexual behaviours.AimWe aimed to estimate the incidence of primary HCV infection among MSM living with HIV in France when DAA was readily available.MethodsWe used data from a large French hospital cohort of persons living with HIV (ANRS CO4-FHDH) prospectively collected between 2014 and 2017. HCV incidence rates were calculated using person-time methods for HCV-negative MSM at inclusion who had serological follow-up from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2017. Sensitivity analyses were performed by varying the main assumptions to assess their impact on the results.ResultsOf 14,273 MSM living with HIV who were initially HCV-seronegative, 330 acquired HCV during follow-up over 45,866 person-years (py), resulting in an overall estimated incidence rate of 0.72/100 py (95% CI: 0.65-0.80). HCV incidence significantly decreased from 0.98/100 py (95% CI: 0.81-1.19) in 2014 to 0.45/100 py (95% CI: 0.35-0.59) in 2017 (54% decrease; 95% CI: 36-67). This trend was confirmed by most of the sensitivity analyses.ConclusionThe primary incidence of HCV was halved for MSM living with HIV between 2014 and 2017. This decrease may be related to unrestricted DAA availability in France for individuals living with HIV. Further interventions, including risk reduction, are needed to reach HCV micro-elimination in MSM living with HIV.
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique (IPLESP), Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Department of Infectious Diseases, APHP, Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France
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- Service de maladies Infectieuses et tropicales, Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard, Paris, France.,Université de Paris, INSERM, IAME, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique (IPLESP), Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Département de Santé Publique, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Paris, France.,Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique (IPLESP), Paris, France
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Farfour E, Dimi S, Chassany O, Fouéré S, Valin N, Timsit J, Ghosn J, Duvivier C, Duracinsky M, Zucman D. Trends in asymptomatic STI among HIV-positive MSM and lessons for systematic screening. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0250557. [PMID: 34166379 PMCID: PMC8224955 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2020] [Accepted: 04/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The burden of STIs is particularly high in HIV-infected MSM patients. A recent increase in STIs prevalence has been noticed in the US and western European countries. We aim to assess trends in asymptomatic STIs following the publication of recommendations for STIs screening, i.e. Chlamydia (CT) and gonorrhea (NG). Seventeen centers located in the Paris area participated in the study. All asymptomatic HIV-infected MSM patients attending a follow up consultation were proposed to participated in the study. Asymptomatic patients were included over 2 periods: period 1 from April to December 2015 and period 2 from September to December 2017. Etiologic diagnosis of STIs including hepatitis B, C, syphilis, was performed using a serological test, including a non-treponemal titer with a confirmatory treponemal assay for syphilis. CT and NG were screened using a nucleic acid amplification test (NAATs) on 3 anatomical sites, i.e. urine, rectal and pharyngeal. Overall, 781 patients were included: 490 and 291 in periods 1 and 2 respectively. Asymptomatic CT, NG, and syphilis were diagnosed in 7.5%, 4.8% and, 4.2% respectively. The rate of patients having a multisite asymptomatic infection was 10.2% and 21.1% for CT and NG respectively. The most frequently involved anatomical sites for CT and NG asymptomatic infections were anorectal (66.1% and 55.2% respectively) and pharyngeal (47.4% and 60.5% respectively). CT and NG asymptomatic infection increased by 1.3- and 2-fold respectively between the two periods while syphilis decreased by 3 folds. Our results encourage to reconsider multisite screening for CT and NG in asymptomatic HIV positive MSM as the yield of screening urinary samples only might be low. Despite the more systematic STI screening of asymptomatic HIV positive MSM the prevalence of STI is increasing in MSM in France. Therefore, this strategy has not led to alter CT and NG transmission. The decrease of syphilis might involve self-medication by doxycycline, and the intensification of syphilis screening.
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- Eric Farfour
- Service de Biologie Clinique, Hôpital Foch, Suresnes, France
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- Centre de Vaccinations Internationales et Médecine de Voyage, Creil, France
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- Patient-Reported Outcomes Research, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris-Diderot, Paris, France.,Unité de Recherche Clinique en Economie de la Santé, Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu, Assistance Publique Hôpital de Paris, Paris, France
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- Centre for Genital and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Dermatology Department, APHP Hospital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
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- Hôpital Saint Antoine, Service des Maladies Infectieuses, Paris, France
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- Centre for Genital and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Dermatology Department, APHP Hospital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Nord Val de Seine, Site Bichat-Claude Bernard, Paris, France.,INSERM UMR 1137 IAME, PRES Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Diderot, Paris, France
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- APHP-Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Centre d'Infectiologie Necker-Pasteur, Paris, France.,IHU Imagine, Paris, France.,Institut Cochin, CNRS 8104, INSERM U1016, RIL Team: Retrovirus, Infection and Latency, Université de Paris, Paris, France.,Institut Pasteur, Centre Médical de l'Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Patient-Reported Outcomes Research, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris-Diderot, Paris, France.,Unité de Recherche Clinique en Economie de la Santé, Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu, Assistance Publique Hôpital de Paris, Paris, France.,Médecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique, Hôpital Bicêtre, Assistance Publique Hôpital de Paris, Paris, France
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- Réseau Ville-Hôpital, Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Foch, Suresnes, France
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Population attributable fractions of mortality in people living with HIV: roles of delayed antiretroviral therapy, hepatitis coinfections and social factors. AIDS 2020; 34:1843-1854. [PMID: 32889854 DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000002621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Despite free access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) from 1996 onward, and treatment for all people living with HIV (PLWHIV) from 2013, mortality in Brazil has not homogeneously decreased. We investigated to what extent delayed ART, hepatitis coinfections and sociodemographic factors predict all-cause mortality in Brazilian PLWHIV. DESIGN We included PLWHIV at least 18 years, with complete CD4 cell count data, followed up between 2007 and 2015 in Brazil. METHODS After multiple imputation, an extended Cox model helped estimate the effects of fixed and time-varying covariates on mortality. RESULTS The study population (n = 411 028) were mainly male (61%), white (55%), 40 years or less (61%), heterosexually HIV infected (71%), living in the Southeast region (48%) and had basic education (79%). Hepatitis C virus and hepatitis B virus coinfection prevalences were 2.5 and 1.4%, respectively. During a 4-year median follow-up, 61 630 deaths occurred and the mortality rate was 3.45 (95% confidence interval: 3.42-3.47) per 100 person-years. Older age, male sex, non-white ethnicity, illiteracy/basic education and living outside the Southeast and Central-West regions were independently associated with increased mortality. The main modifiable predictors of mortality were delayed ART (i.e. CD4 cell count <200 cells/μl at ART initiation) (adjusted population attributable fraction: 14.20% [95% confidence interval: 13.81-14.59]), being ART-untreated (14.06% [13.54-14.59]) and ART-treated with unrecorded CD4 at ART initiation (5.74% [5.26-6.21]). Hepatitis C virus and hepatitis B virus coinfections accounted for 2.44 [2.26-2.62] and 0.42% [0.31-0.53] of mortality, respectively. CONCLUSION The current study demonstrates that besides early ART and coinfection control, actions targeting males, non-whites and illiterate people and those with basic education are important to reduce avoidable deaths among Brazilian PLWHIV.
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Abstract
Background: Antiretroviral treatment (ART) reduces HIV infectiousness but the effect of early ART on sexual behaviour is unclear. Methods: We assessed, within the START randomized trial that enrolled HIV-positive adults with CD4+ cell count greater than 500 cells/μl, the effect of early (immediate) versus deferred ART on: condomless sex with HIV-serodifferent partners (CLS-D); all condomless sex (CLS); HIV transmission-risk sex (CLS-D-HIV risk, defined as CLS-D and: not on ART or started ART <6 months ago or viral load greater than 200 copies/ml or no viral load in past 6 months), during 2-year follow-up. Month-12 CLS-D (2010–2014) was the primary outcome. Results: Among 2562 MSM, there was no difference between immediate and deferred arms in CLS-D at month 12 [12.6 versus 13.1%; difference (95% CI): −0.4% (−3.1 to 2.2%), P = 0.75] or month 24, or in CLS. Among 2010 heterosexual men and women, CLS-D at month 12 tended to be higher in the immediate versus deferred arm [10.8 versus 8.3%; difference:2.5% (−0.1 to 5.2%), P = 0.062]; the difference was greater at month 24 [9.3 versus 5.6%; difference: 3.7% (1.0 to 6.4%), P = 0.007], at which time CLS was higher in the immediate arm (20.7 versus 15.7%, P = 0.013). CLS-D-HIV risk at month 12 was substantially lower in the immediate versus deferred arm for MSM [0.2 versus 11%; difference: −10.7% (−12.5 to −8.9%), P < 0.001] and heterosexuals [0.6% versus 7.7%; difference: −7.0% (−8.8 to −5.3%), P < 0.001], because of viral suppression on ART. Conclusion: A strategy of early ART had no effect on condomless sex with HIV-serodifferent partners among MSM, but resulted in modestly higher prevalence among heterosexuals. However, among MSM and heterosexuals, early ART resulted in a substantial reduction in HIV-transmission-risk sex, to a very low absolute level.
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