Hepatitis E Virus among Persons Who Inject Drugs, San Diego, California, USA, 2009–2010

Data about prevalence of hepatitis E virus infection in persons who inject drugs are limited. Among 18–40-year-old persons who inject drugs in California, USA, prevalence of antibodies against hepatitis E virus was 2.7%. This prevalence was associated with age but not with homelessness, incarceratio...

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Autores principales: Mahajan, Reena, Collier, Melissa G., Kamili, Saleem, Drobeniuc, Jan, Cuevas-Mota, Jazmine, Garfein, Richard S., Teshale, Eyasu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3810760/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24047923
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1910.130630
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Sumario:Data about prevalence of hepatitis E virus infection in persons who inject drugs are limited. Among 18–40-year-old persons who inject drugs in California, USA, prevalence of antibodies against hepatitis E virus was 2.7%. This prevalence was associated with age but not with homelessness, incarceration, or high-risk sexual behavior.

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