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4. STIs have also been associated with biological risk for HIV infection in MSM,
notably
syphilis and infection with herpes simplex virus type 2, and more recently, anal
infection
with human papillomavirus.78 For MSM, oropharyngeal and anal STIs can also be
associated with HIV infection. Infection with hepatitis C virus is also sexually
transmitted
between men, and might be facilitated by HIV co-infection in MSM
sc: Global epidemiology of HIV infection in men who have sex with men