Risk of hepatitis C virus transmission through drug preparation equipment: a systematic and methodological review.

Journal of Viral Hepatitis
Prithwish DeC Morissette

Abstract

The use of blood-contaminated drug preparation equipment is believed to be associated with the transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among injection drug users (IDUs), but the extent of HCV infection risk is unclear. The objective of this review was to appraise the evidence regarding HCV incidence associated with the use of drug preparation equipment such as drug mixing containers, filters and water. In June 2007, cohort and case-control studies examining the association of HCV incidence with the sharing of drug preparation equipment were identified by searching electronic reference databases as well as the reference lists of published papers. Ten studies (seven cohort and three nested case-control) met the inclusion criteria for the review. The relative risk of HCV infection associated with drug preparation equipment were mainly between 2.0 and 5.9; however, the precision of the estimates from individual studies were marked by wide confidence intervals. Few studies exist to allow an adequate assessment of the individual contributions of containers, filters and water to HCV incidence. The major methodological limitations of reviewed studies were short follow-up times, inadequate control of confounders and lack of exclusion of...Continue Reading

References

Sep 1, 1993·European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases : Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology·D S HolsenH Myrmel
Jun 1, 1996·Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology : Official Publication of the International Retrovirology Association·S KoesterY Zhang
Nov 1, 1996·Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology : Official Publication of the International Retrovirology Association·C LatkinD Celentano
Dec 17, 1997·Journal of Clinical Microbiology·S A VillanoD L Thomas
Aug 19, 1999·The New England Journal of Medicine·M J AlterH S Margolis
Oct 6, 2000·BMJ : British Medical Journal·N CroftsM Kerger
Aug 31, 2001·American Journal of Public Health·H Hagan
Mar 27, 2002·American Journal of Epidemiology·Lorna E ThorpeRichard S Garfein
Aug 29, 2002·Hepatology : Official Journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases·Cari L MillerMartin T Schechter
Nov 1, 2002·Epidemiology·Farzana KapadiaUNKNOWN Second Collaborative Injection Drug User Study (CIDUS-II) Group
Nov 26, 2002·The Journal of Infectious Diseases·Judith A HahnAndrew R Moss
Feb 13, 2003·American Journal of Epidemiology·Stephen KoesterWei Teng
Apr 13, 2004·International Journal of Epidemiology·Rebecca J GartenXiao-Fang Yu
Jul 28, 2004·Drug and Alcohol Dependence·Meredith Becker BuxtonRichard S Garfein
Aug 27, 2005·The Lancet Infectious Diseases·Colin W ShepardMiriam J Alter
Mar 1, 2007·International Journal of STD & AIDS·E RoyUNKNOWN SurvUDI Working Group
Mar 6, 2007·Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health·Lisa MaherJohn M Kaldor

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Apr 1, 2012·Hepatology International·Masao OmataGeoffrey W McCaughan
Mar 23, 2011·Epidemiology and Infection·D LucidarmeB Filoche
Apr 28, 2010·Journal of Public Health·Christian T BautistaPaul T Scott
Jan 20, 2009·Tidsskrift for den Norske lægeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny række·Olav DalgardTore W Steen
Dec 22, 2011·Journal of Theoretical Biology·D A RollsG L Robins
Mar 31, 2015·Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health·T SpelmanUNKNOWN International Collaborative of Incident HIV and Hepatitis C in Injecting Cohorts (InC3 Study)
Jun 3, 2015·Open Forum Infectious Diseases·Mawuena BinkaRobert Heimer
Jun 3, 2016·Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy·David OtiashviliWilliam Zule
Jan 10, 2016·International Journal of STD & AIDS·Gary BrookUNKNOWN Clinical Effectiveness Group British Association for Sexual Health and HIV
Dec 9, 2010·International Journal of STD & AIDS·G BrookC Bergin
Mar 18, 2009·Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes : JAIDS·Faran EmmanuelPaul Sandstrom
Apr 10, 2014·Journal of Viral Hepatitis·P BruggmannS J Hindman
Dec 22, 2017·Trends in psychiatry and psychotherapy·Silvia Bassani Schuch-GoiLisia von Diemen

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Addiction

This feed focuses mechanisms underlying addiction and addictive behaviour including heroin and opium dependence, alcohol intoxication, gambling, and tobacco addiction.