West Virginia Bureau for Public Health, West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Charleston, West Virginia, USA.
Epidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Clin Infect Dis. 2023 Feb 8;76(3):e752-e754. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciac619.
Of 65 cases during a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) outbreak among persons who inject drugs (PWID) in West Virginia (2019-2021), 61 (94%) had hepatitis C diagnosed a median of 46 months prior to HIV diagnosis. Hepatitis C diagnosis among PWID should trigger improved access to prevention and treatment services.
在 2019 年至 2021 年期间,西弗吉尼亚州(West Virginia)发生了一起人类免疫缺陷病毒(HIV)爆发事件,涉及到 65 名注射吸毒者(PWID),其中 61 人(94%)在 HIV 诊断前中位数 46 个月被诊断患有丙型肝炎。在 PWID 中诊断丙型肝炎应促使更好地获得预防和治疗服务。