Prevalence and features of chronic viral hepatitis and HIV coinfection in Italian prisons

Eur J Intern Med. 2016 Oct:34:e21-e22. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2016.04.020. Epub 2016 May 14.

Authors

Cristina Stasi¹, Caterina Silvestri², Eleonora Fanti², Teresa Di Fiandra³, Fabio Voller²

Affiliations

¹ Observatory of Epidemiology, Regional Health Agency of Tuscany, Florence, Italy; Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Observatory of Epidemiology, Regional Health Agency of Tuscany, Florence, Italy.
³ Directorate General for Health Prevention, Ministry of Health, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 27189044
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2016.04.020

No abstract available

Keywords: Antiviral treatment; Chronic viral hepatitis; Epidemiology; Prison; Public health.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Coinfection / epidemiology*
Female
HIV Infections / epidemiology*
Hepatitis B / epidemiology*
Hepatitis C, Chronic / epidemiology*
Humans
Italy / epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Prisoners / statistics & numerical data*
Prisons