Titre : | Hepatitis C virus infection: prevalence, predictor variables and prevention opportunities among drug users in Italy (2003) |
Titre traduit : | (L'infection au virus de l'hépatite C : prévalence, facteurs de prédiction et prévention parmi des usagers de drogues en Italie) |
Auteurs : | G. L. QUAGLIO ; F. LUGOBONI ; PAJUSCO B. ; SARTI M. ; G. TALAMINI ; GICS ; P. MEZZELANI ; D. C. DES JARLAIS |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | Journal of Viral Hepatitis (Vol.10, n°5, September 2003) |
Article en page(s) : | 394-400 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés HEPATITE ; FACTEUR DE RISQUE ; INJECTION ; PREVALENCE ; ETUDE LONGITUDINALEThésaurus géographique ITALIE |
Résumé : | The study assessed rates and predictor variables of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among drug users receiving pharmacological treatment for opiates addiction. There was a large cohort study in 16 public centres for drug users in north-eastern Italy, with data collected by standardized face-to-face interviews between February 2001 and August 2001. Of 1095 participants, 74.2% were HCV seropositive. Anti-HCV status was independently associated with duration of drug use of over 10 years, injecting as a route of drug administration, and hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seropositivity. Further statistical analysis was conducted by dividing the subjects on the basis of the duration of heroin use: more or |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 27 |
Affiliation : | Med. Serv. for Addictive Disorders, Univ. Verona, Policlinico GB Rossi, 37134 Verona, Italy |
Numéro Toxibase : | 207160 |
Centre Emetteur : | 02 Coordonnateur |
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