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Low Rates of Hepatitis A and B Vaccination in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C at an Urban Methadone Maintenance Program
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Felsen, Uriel R. Fishbein, Dawn A. Litwin, Alain H. |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Description | Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) are at increased risk for complications of liver disease if they become infected with the hepatitis A (HAV) or hepatitis B (HBV) viruses. The authors examined the rates of testing for HAV, HBV, and HCV, as well as rates of vaccination against HAV and HBV in patients with chronic HCV in a random sample (N = 207) of medical records of patients enrolled in a methadone maintenance program. Almost all patients reviewed were tested for HAV, HBV, and HCV. Of the 111 patients with chronic HCV, 53 (48.6%) and 68 (63%) lacked immunity to HAV and HBV, respectively. Of those lacking immunity, 29 (54.7%) and 2 (2.9%) were vaccinated for HAV and HBV, respectively. Despite high rates of testing for HAV, HBV, and HCV at a methadone maintenance program, approximately half of those with chronic HCV eligible for the HAV vaccine received it, and few of those eligible for HBV vaccine received it. |
| Related Links | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2982770/pdf |
| Ending Page | 465 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| Starting Page | 461 |
| ISSN | 10550887 |
| e-ISSN | 15450848 |
| DOI | 10.1080/10550887.2010.509281 |
| Journal | Journal of addictive diseases |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Volume Number | 29 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2010-09-24 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Anesthesiology Hepatitis Vaccination Methadone |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Clinical Psychology Psychiatry and Mental Health |
