Risk factors for hepatitis B in an outbreak of hepatitis B and D among injection drug users
β Scribed by Stephanie R. Bialek; William A. Bower; Karen Mottram; Dave Purchase; T. Nakano; Omana Nainan; Ian T. Williams; Beth P. Bell
- Book ID
- 111751958
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 131 KB
- Volume
- 82
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1099-3460
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Death related to acute hepatitis B occurs in approximately 1% of patients. We investigated an outbreak of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections among injection drug users (IDUs) resulting in several deaths. We conducted a case-control study of fulminant (case patients) and nonfdminant (control patients
## Abstract Nonβinjecting drug users are at highβrisk for acquiring hepatitis B virus (HBV), although the factors contributing to this increased risk are not known. In the present study, the overall and occult HBV infection prevalence rates were determined in a large population of nonβinjecting dru