Outbreaks of hepatitis A among illicit drug users, Oklahoma, 1984-87

Transmission of hepatitis A has been described in many settings, although few outbreaks have been reported among illicit drug users. We report six unrelated outbreaks of hepatitis A among users of marijuana and intravenously administered methamphetamine. Although the exact mode of transmission could...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of public health (1971) 1989-04, Vol.79 (4), p.463-466
Hauptverfasser:	Harkess, J, Gildon, B, Istre, G R
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Biological and medical sciences Cocaine Disease Outbreaks Drug abuse Female Hepatitis Hepatitis A Hepatitis A - epidemiology Hepatitis A - transmission hepatitis A virus Human viral diseases Humans Infectious diseases Male Marijuana Smoking Medical sciences Methamphetamine Middle Aged Oklahoma Public health Substance-Related Disorders - complications Viral diseases Viral hepatitis
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