Coinfection

There are several principles to keep in mind when choosing treatment regimens for patients coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C virus, according to Carlos Malvestutto, MD, MPH, assistant clinical professor in the division of infectious diseases at The Ohio State University and medical director of the Family AIDS Clinic and Education Services at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

ATLANTA — HIV diagnoses are common among men who have sex with men seeking care at local STD clinics and occur more frequently in those also diagnosed with an STD infection, according to surveillance data presented at the CDC’s National HIV Prevention Conference.