Incidence and prevalence of antibody to hepatitis C virus in FDNY first responders before and after work at the World Trade Center disaster site.

Mayris P WebberYang LiuHillel W CohenTheresa SchwartzMichael D WeidenKerry KellyViola OrtizRachel Zeig-OwensNadia JaberHilary L ColbethDavid J Prezant

Published in: American journal of industrial medicine (2018)

Work at the WTC was not associated with new infection. Biennial seroprevalence in responders declined over time, supporting the FDNY decision to discontinue routine annual testing in this cohort.

Keyphrases

hepatitis c virus
risk factors
human immunodeficiency virus
clinical practice
decision making
antiretroviral therapy