PREVALENCE AND INCIDENCE OF HEPATITIS-C VIRUS-INFECTION AMONG MALE PRISON-INMATES IN MARYLAND

被引：1

作者：

VLAHOV, D

NELSON, KE

QUINN, TC

KENDIG, N

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来源：

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY | 1993年 / 9卷 / 05期

关键词：

HEPATITIS-C VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

D O I：

暂无

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

To identify incidence of antibody to hepatitis C virus among 265 male prison inmates, we assayed paired serum specimens obtained at intake in 1985-1986 with follow-up specimens in 1987. Intake prevalence was 38 percent. Seroincidence was 1.1/100 person years in prison. This finding might reflect saturation of high-risk subgroups or possibly reduced frequency of exposures following incarceration.

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页码：566 / 569

页数：4