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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2016-05-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/5/15-1980_article |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 1080-6040 1080-6059 |