| Titre : | Sharing of drug preparation equipment as a risk factor for hepatitis C (2001) |
| Auteurs : | H. HAGAN ; H. THIEDE ; N. S. WEISS |
| Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
| Dans : | American Journal of Public Health (Vol.91, n°1, January 2001) |
| Article en page(s) : | 42-46 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Discipline : | MAL (Maladies infectieuses / Infectious diseases) |
| Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés HEPATITE ; FACTEUR DE RISQUE ; ENQUETE ; VOIE INTRAVEINEUSE ; PREVALENCE ; ECHANGE DE SERINGUESThésaurus géographique ETATS-UNIS |
| Résumé : |
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. |
| Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
| Refs biblio. : | 23 |
| Affiliation : | USA |
| Centre Emetteur : | 13 OFDT |
| Lien : | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1446500/ |
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