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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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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author Mahajan, Reena
Collier, Melissa G.
Kamili, Saleem
Drobeniuc, Jan
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Kamili, Saleem
Drobeniuc, Jan
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description 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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spelling pubmed-38107602013-11-05 Hepatitis E Virus among Persons Who Inject Drugs, San Diego, California, USA, 2009–2010 Mahajan, Reena Collier, Melissa G. Kamili, Saleem Drobeniuc, Jan Cuevas-Mota, Jazmine Garfein, Richard S. Teshale, Eyasu Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch 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. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-10 /pmc/articles/PMC3810760/ /pubmed/24047923 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1910.130630 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Hepatitis E Virus among Persons Who Inject Drugs, San Diego, California, USA, 2009–2010
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