Hepatitis C virus infection preceding an outbreak of HIV among persons who inject drugs- Kanawha County, West Virginia, 2019-2021.

Alana G HudsonRobert A BonacciAnne C MoormanMcKenna PenleySuzanne M WilsonJessica L HoffmanErica R ThomassonR Paul McClungDanae Bixler

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2022)

Of 65 cases during an HIV outbreak among persons who inject drugs (PWID) in Kanawha County, West Virginia during 2019-2021, 61 (94%) had hepatitis C diagnosed at a median of 46 months prior to HIV diagnosis. Hepatitis C diagnosis among PWID should trigger improved access to prevention and treatment services.

Keyphrases

antiretroviral therapy
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men who have sex with men
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