Measures to stop the spread of HIV don't stop the spread of hepatitis C infection

Measures to stop the spread of HIV don't stop the spread of hepatitis C infection

Among a population of injecting drug users attending a primary care centre focused on HIV prevention in Sydney, Australia,the prevalence of hepatitis C virus was 45% and the incidenceof the virus was 21 per 100 person years, report van Beek et al(p 433). Incidence was particularly high (76/100 person years)among subjects under 20 years and among those who had been imprisoned(60.8/100 person years) $---$ whereas the incidence of HIV was 2.5%and the prevalence of HIV 0.17 per 100 person years. Current HIVprevention efforts may have been effective in containing HIV infection,but they are relatively ineffective in preventing hepatitis Cvirus infection in this population.

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Infection with HIV and hepatitis C virus among injecting drug users in a prevention setting: retrospective cohort study: Ingrid van Beek, Robyn Dwyer, Gregory J Dore, Kehui Luo, and John M Kaldor
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