title: Linkage to Care for Suburban Heroin Users with Hepatitis C Virus Infection, New Jersey, USA.
abstract: We identified a 41.4% prevalence of hepatitis C virus, absence of HIV, and unexpectedly high frequency of hepatitis C virus genotype 3 among suburban New Jersey heroin users 17-35 years of age during 2014-2015. Despite 2 clinicians prepared to engage these users, few were successfully linked to care and treated.
authors.forename: Eda
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Akyar
authors.forename: Kathleen H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Seneca
authors.forename: Serra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akyar
authors.forename: Neal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Schofield
authors.forename: Mark P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: Ronald G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Nahass
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D055030:Drug Users; D016174:Hepacivirus; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology; D003932:Heroin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009515:New Jersey / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D013383:Suburban Population; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D003932:Heroin
keywords: Hepatitis C; New Jersey; United States; drug use; genotype; linkage to care; suburban heroin users; viruses