At-Risk Populations
Vaccination Best Way to Prevent HBV in IVDUs
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, February 1st, 1999
Researcher K.H. Lamden and colleagues sought to identify the risk factors for hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) virus infections in drug users attending two drug treatment centers in Northwest England, and to evaluate the effect of both needle exchange and hepatitis B vaccination on the prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C infections ("Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Virus Infections: Risk Factors Among Drug Users in Northwest England," Journal of Infection, November 1998;37(3):260-269).
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (1999-02-01)
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