Main characteristics of the 80 HIV-infected MSM at acute HCV infection diagnosis reported by physicians, medical questionnaire, HEPAIG study, 2006–2007.

Note. Data are no. (%) of patients or median values (inter-quartile range); MSM, men who have sex with men; HAART, highly active antiretroviral treatment; STI, sexually transmitted infection; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; ULN, upper limit of normal; abseveral possible answers; canti-HCV (+) within one year after anti-HCV (-) or HCV RNA (+) within one year after both documented anti-HCV (-) and HCV RNA (-); dHCV RNA (+) either: i) within one year after two documented HCV RNA (-), or, ii) with symptoms of acute hepatitis and ALT level >10xULN within one year after regular controls of normal ALT (other causes excluded); epossible acute HCV infection following primary infection with confirmed viral clearance.