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Table 1 Incidence of notified HCV seropositivity and PCR-confirmation

From: Incidence and correlates of hepatitis C virus infection in a large cohort of prisoners who have injected drugs

Group

Participants at risk

Person time (years)

Events

Incidence rate per 100 person years (95% confidence Interval)

Injecting cohort

735

7,919

405

5.1 (4.6, 5.6)

Seroconversion after release*

77

266

12

5.5 (3.1, 9.7)

PCR confirmation after notification

377

1,968

130

6.6 (5.6, 7.8)

  1. *Among participants who received a negative test result in prison in the year prior to release.