HCV prevalence and phylogenetic characteristics in a cross‐sectional, community study of young people who inject drugs in New York City: Opportunity for and threats to HCV elimination
Mateu‐Gelabert Pedro,
Pratt Seanna,
Guarino Honoria
et al.
Abstract:Background and AimsIn the United States, the opioid epidemic has led many young people who use opioids to initiate injection drug use, putting them at risk for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. However, community surveys to monitor HCV prevalence among young people who inject drugs (YPWID) are rare.MethodsAs part of Staying Safe (Ssafe), a trial to evaluate an HCV‐prevention intervention, a community‐recruited sample of 439 young people who use opioids (ages 18−30) in New York City (NYC) were screened from 20… Show more
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