Prevalence and incidence of hepatitis C virus infection among male prison inmates in Maryland

D. Vlahov; K. E. Nelson; T. C. Quinn; N. Kendig

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Prevalence and incidence of hepatitis C virus infection among male prison inmates in Maryland

D. Vlahov, K. E. Nelson, T. C. Quinn, N. Kendig

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	566-569
Number of pages	4
Journal	European Journal of Epidemiology
Volume	9
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00209538
State	Published - Sep 1993
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Hepatitis C virus
Human immunodeficiency virus
Substance abuse

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Epidemiology

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