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. 2016 May;22(5):907-9.
doi: 10.3201/eid2205.151980.

Linkage to Care for Suburban Heroin Users with Hepatitis C Virus Infection, New Jersey, USA

Eda Akyar, Kathleen H Seneca, Serra Akyar, Neal Schofield, Mark P Schwartz, Ronald G Nahass

Linkage to Care for Suburban Heroin Users with Hepatitis C Virus Infection, New Jersey, USA

Eda Akyar et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 May.

Abstract

We identified a 41.4% prevalence of hepatitis C virus, absence of HIV, and unexpectedly high frequency of hepatitis C virus genotype 3 among suburban New Jersey heroin users 17-35 years of age during 2014-2015. Despite 2 clinicians prepared to engage these users, few were successfully linked to care and treated.

Keywords: Hepatitis C; New Jersey; United States; drug use; genotype; linkage to care; suburban heroin users; viruses.

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Cascade of care for suburban heroin users 17–35 years of age, New Jersey, October 1, 2014–June 9, 2015.
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