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Sharing of drug preparation equipment as a risk factor for hepatitis C
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OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the sharing of drug preparation equipment as a possible route of hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission. METHODS: HCV seroconversion was measured in a cohort of 317 injection drug users who tested negative for HCV antibody at recruitment. RESULTS: Cumulative HCV incidence was 16.7% per year. Among those who did not share syringes, HCV seroconversion was associated with sharing drug cookers and filtration cotton (adjusted risk ratio = 5.9; 95% confidence interval = 1.1, 31.7); 54% of HCV infections in injection drug users who did not share syringes were attributable to cooker/cotton sharing. CONCLUSIONS: Among injection drug users who do not share syringes, an important proportion of HCV infections may be attributed to cooker/cotton sharing.
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- Venue
- American Journal of Public Health
- Publisher
- American Public Health Association
- Published
- 2001-01-01
- Volume
- 91
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 42-46
- ISSN
- 0090-0036 (ISSN-L)
- 1541-0048
- OpenAlex
- W2146404867
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- 500
- References
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- FWCI
- 22.34
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
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