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. 2004 Oct 1;190(7):1270-4.
doi: 10.1086/423943. Epub 2004 Aug 18.

Clearance of hepatitis C virus after newly acquired infection in injection drug users

Marianne Jauncey  1 , Joanne M Micallef, Stuart Gilmour, Janaki Amin, Peter A White, William Rawlinson, John M Kaldor, Ingrid van Beek, Gregory J Dore
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Clearance of hepatitis C virus after newly acquired infection in injection drug users

Marianne Jauncey et al. J Infect Dis. .

Abstract

A retrospective cohort of injection drug users with newly acquired hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection was established to examine viral clearance. Newly acquired HCV infection was defined by anti-HCV antibody seroconversion within a 2-year interval. Stored serum samples were tested for HCV RNA, with viral clearance defined as >/=2 consecutive negative HCV RNA test results after infection. Ninety-nine cases of HCV infection were identified; 57 had >/=2 HCV RNA test results after infection. Viral clearance occurred in 24 (42%) cases, with Kaplan-Meier estimated probabilities of 23%, 38%, and 40% at 6, 12, and 24 months, respectively.

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