Incidence of hepatitis C virus and HIV among new injecting drug users in London: prospective cohort study
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- 12 November 2004
- Vol. 330 (7481) , 24-25
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38286.841227.7c
Abstract
In 2001, we recruited from community settings mainly in London, but also in Brighton, 428 injecting drug users who were aged below 30 years or had been injecting for six years or fewer. All had injected in the previous four weeks and could provide addresses for follow up. They completed interviewer administered questionnaires and provided oral fluid specimens and optionally dried capillary blood spots for testing for antibodies to hepatitis C virus and HIV using published methods.2 3 They were followed up 12 months later. We calculated incidence using standard person time methods.Keywords
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