Epidemiology

Routine use of bleach to disinfect syringes may lower odds for hepatitis C

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, November 25th, 2002

by Sonia Nichols, senior medical writer - Epidemiologists from several medical centers have teamed up with investigators at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control to study syringe bleach disinfection practices by injection drug users.

The results of their investigation suggest that routinely using bleach to sterilize syringes used for injecting illicit drugs may reduce the odds for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in injection drug users (IDUs).

Reusing syringes to inject illicit drugs prevents a significant risk for the transmission of bloodborne pathogens such as HCV and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2002-11-25)

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