Prevalence of markers for hepatitis B and hepatitis D in a municipal house of correction.
Following an outbreak of hepatitis B (HBV) in a municipal house of correction, HBV markers were detected in 173/406 (43 percent) inmates and 10/129 (8 percent) staff. Of the 173 HBV-infected inmates, 14 (8 percent) had hepatitis D (HDV) markers compared to 0/10 staff members. Intravenous drugs use (IVDU) was most strongly associated with HBV marker presence. Increasing duration of imprisonment, history of hepatitis B and especially IVDU were associated with the prevalence of HDV markers.
Barry
M A
MA
Community Infectious Disease Epidemiology Program, Boston Department of Health and Hospitals, MA.
Gleavy
D
D
Herd
K
K
Schwingl
P J
PJ
Werner
B G
BG
D000328:Adult; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003699:Hepatitis D / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008404:Massachusetts / Q000453:epidemiology; D011330:Prisons; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000276:immunology
D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens