Per-event probability of hepatitis C infection during sharing of injecting equipment.

<h4>Background</h4>Shared injecting apparatus during drug use is the premier risk factor for hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission.<h4>Aims</h4>To estimate the per-event probability of HCV infection during a sharing event, and the transmission probability of HCV from contamina...

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Main Authors: Lies Boelen, Suzy Teutsch, David P Wilson, Kate Dolan, Greg J Dore, Andrew R Lloyd, Fabio Luciani, HITS investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/25000496/?tool=EBI