High incidence of hepatitis C virus reinfection in a cohort of injecting drug users

2008128 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Campbell Aitken · Burnet Institute

Jennifer A. Lewis · Burnet Institute

Samantha Tracy · Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory

Timothy Spelman · Burnet Institute

D. Scott Bowden · Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory

Mandvi Bharadwaj · University of Melbourne

Heidi E. Drummer

Abstract

Our data suggest that HCV infection in IDUs is more likely following prior infection and clearance than in HCV-naive individuals, implying no increased immunity against further infection. This result has important implications for the future development of an HCV vaccine.

Topics & Keywords

Hepatitis C virus research Hepatitis B Virus Studies Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Hepatology

Volume 48, Issue 6, pp. 1746-1752

DOI: 10.1002/hep.22534

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