Hepatitis C Virus Infection Preceding an Outbreak of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Among Persons Who Inject Drugs-Kanawha County, West Virginia, 2019-2021.

Hudson, Alana G; Bonacci, Robert A; Moorman, Anne C; Penley, McKenna; Wilson, Suzanne M; Hoffman, Jessica L; Thomasson, Erica R; McClung, R Paul et al. · Clin Infect Dis · 2023

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Abstract

Of 65 cases during a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) outbreak among persons who inject drugs (PWID) in West Virginia (2019-2021), 61 (94%) had hepatitis C diagnosed a median of 46 months prior to HIV diagnosis. Hepatitis C diagnosis among PWID should trigger improved access to prevention and treatment services.

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