Linkage to Care for Suburban Heroin Users with Hepatitis C Virus Infection, New Jersey, USA

Linkage to Care for Suburban Heroin Users with Hepatitis C Virus Infection, New Jersey, USA

We identified a 41.4% prevalence of hepatitis C virus, absence of HIV, and unexpectedly high frequency of hepatitis C virus genotype 3 among suburban New Jersey heroin users 17-35 years of age during 2014-2015. Despite 2 clinicians prepared to engage these users, few were successfully linked to care...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2016-05, Vol.22 (5), p.907-909
Hauptverfasser: Akyar, Eda, Seneca, Kathleen H, Akyar, Serra, Schofield, Neal, Schwartz, Mark P, Nahass, Ronald G
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Dispatch
Distribution
Drug addicts
drug use
Drug Users
genotype
Health aspects
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C - epidemiology
Hepatitis C - transmission
Hepatitis C - virology
Heroin - administration & dosage
Humans
Incidence
Infection control
linkage to care
Linkage to Care for Suburban Heroin Users with Hepatitis C Virus Infection, New Jersey, USA
New Jersey
New Jersey - epidemiology
Prevalence
suburban heroin users
Suburban Population
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:We identified a 41.4% prevalence of hepatitis C virus, absence of HIV, and unexpectedly high frequency of hepatitis C virus genotype 3 among suburban New Jersey heroin users 17-35 years of age during 2014-2015. Despite 2 clinicians prepared to engage these users, few were successfully linked to care and treated.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2205.151980