Hepatitis C Virus Infection Preceding an Outbreak of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Among Persons Who Inject Drugs—Kanawha County, West Virginia, 2019–2021

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• Alternative Title:
  Clin Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Hudson, Alana G. ; Bonacci, Robert A. ; Moorman, Anne C. ; Penley, McKenna ; Wilson, Suzanne M. ; Hoffman, Jessica L. ; Thomasson, Erica R. ; McClung, R. Paul ; Bixler, Danae
• Description:
  Of 65 cases during a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) outbreak among persons who inject drugs (PWID) in West Virginia (2019-2021), 61 (94%) had hepatitis C diagnosed a median of 46 months prior to HIV diagnosis. Hepatitis C diagnosis among PWID should trigger improved access to prevention and treatment services.
• Subjects:
  Disease Outbreaks Drug Users Hepacivirus Hepatitis C HIV HIV Infections Humans Substance Abuse, Intravenous West Virginia
• Keywords:
  Epidemiology Hepatitis C Human Immunodeficiency Virus Outbreak Prevention
• Source:
  Clin Infect Dis. 76(3):e752-e754
• Pubmed ID:
  35903004
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11229779
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  76
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1e198462a47d4c0a035f501b5ba878bdb4cb328bb7873e23eccb0d97f0cd48ba
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/158524/cdc_158524_DS1.pdf
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