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Characterizing the Burden of Hepatitis C Infection Among Entrants to Pennsylvania State Prisons, 2004 to 2012.

Journal of correctional health care : the official journal of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care - 1 Jan 2016

Mahowald Madeline K, Larney Sarah, Zaller Nickolas D, Scharff Nicholas, Taylor Lynn E, Beckwith Curt G, Noska Amanda, Rich Josiah D, Flanigan Timothy P

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Although hepatitis C (HCV) infection is common among prisoners, relatively few undergo evaluation for treatment. This study reports the prevalence of chronic infection and the genotype distribution among an incarcerated population. HCV antibody testing was provided to adults entering Pennsylvania prisons; confirmatory and genotype testing were offered to those eligible for treatment. Antibody prevalence among...

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PMID: 26672118
DOI: 10.1177/1078345815618384
PMCID: PMC4683408

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