Prevalence and incidence of hepatitis C virus infection among male prison inmates in Maryland
- 1 September 1993
- journal article
- other
- Published by Springer Nature in European Journal of Epidemiology
- Vol. 9 (5) , 566-569
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00209538
Abstract
To identify incidence of antibody to hepatitis C virus among 265 male prison inmates, we assayed paired serum specimens obtained at intake in 1985–1986 with follow-up specimens in 1987. Intake prevalence was 38 percent. Seroincidence was 1.1/100 person years in prison. This finding might reflect saturation of high-risk subgroups or possibly reduced frequency of exposures following incarceration.Keywords
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