A Phylogenetic Analysis of Hepatitis C Virus Transmission, Relapse, and Reinfection Among People Who Inject Drugs Receiving Opioid Agonist Therapy | Zendy

Matthew J. Akiyama | Zendy; Daniel Lipsey | Zendy; Lilia GanovaRaeva | Zendy; Lili Punkova | Zendy; Linda Agyemang | Zendy; Amanda Sue | Zendy; Sumathi Ramachandran | Zendy; Yury Khudyakov | Zendy; Alain H. Litwin | Zendy

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A Phylogenetic Analysis of Hepatitis C Virus Transmission, Relapse, and Reinfection Among People Who Inject Drugs Receiving Opioid Agonist Therapy

Author(s) -

Matthew J. Akiyama,

Daniel Lipsey,

Lilia GanovaRaeva,

Lili Punkova,

Linda Agyemang,

Amanda Sue,

Sumathi Ramachandran,

Yury Khudyakov,

Alain H. Litwin

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jiaa100

Subject(s) - medicine , transmission (telecommunications) , harm reduction , cohort , psychological intervention , hypervariable region , hepatitis c virus , virology , viral load , hepatitis c , outbreak , immunology , virus , psychiatry , antibody , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , electrical engineering , engineering

Understanding hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission among people who inject drugs (PWID) is essential for HCV elimination. We aimed to differentiate reinfections from treatment failures and to identify transmission linkages and associated factors in a cohort of PWID receiving opioid agonist therapy (OAT).

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