Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of liver disease worldwide and a potential cause of
substantial morbidity and mortality in the future. The complexity and uncertainty related to …

Abstract The recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) sampled
only the civilian, non‐institutionalized population of USA and may have underestimated the …

Persons who use illicit drugs are stigmatized in the United States. The conferral of a deviant
social status on illicit drug users may serve to discourage use. However, stigmatization may …

Female injection drug users (IDUs) represent a large proportion of persons infected with HIV
in the United States, and women who inject drugs have a high incidence of hepatitis B virus …

Objectives. We determined the factors associated with hepatitis C (HCV) infection among
rural Appalachian drug users. Methods. This study included 394 injection drug users (IDUs) …

The present study examined reasons for the high incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV)
infection among young injection drug users (IDUs). IDUs< 30 years old who tested negative …

The authors examined the relation between time since onset of illicit drug injection (time at
risk) and rates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection by using meta-regression. In 72 …

Background Monitoring disease incidence and transmission patterns is important to
characterize groups at risk for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Clinical cases generally …

Background & Aims: The presence of psychiatric, drug-, and alcohol-use disorders in
hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients may influence their management and prognosis …

Correctional Settings Page 1 Vol. 52 / RR-1 Recommendations and Reports 1 Prevention and
Control of Infections with Hepatitis Viruses in Correctional Settings Prepared by Cindy …