Open AccessSeroprevalence of HIV, Hepatitis B Virus, and HCV Among Injection Drug Users in Connecticut: Understanding Infection and Coinfection Risks in a Nonurban Population
Author(s) -
Hana Akselrod,
Lauretta E. Grau,
Russell Barbour,
Robert Heimer
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2013.301357
Subject(s) - coinfection , medicine , seroprevalence , population , substance abuse , hepatitis c , hepatitis b virus , immunology , virology , psychiatry , environmental health , serology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , virus , antibody
We examined HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV), and HCV seroprevalence in an interim analysis and the potential risk factors associated with these infections among injection drug users (IDUs) residing in nonurban communities of southwestern Connecticut.