Age-Specific Seroprevalence of HIV, Hepatitis B Virus, and Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Injection Drug Users Admitted to Drug Treatment in 6 US Cities
Christopher S. Murrill, PhD, MPH,
Howard Weeks, MD,
Brian C. Castrucci, BA,
Hillard S. Weinstock, MD, MPH,
Beth P. Bell, MD, MPH,
Catherine Spruill, MS and
Marta Gwinn, MD, MPH
Christopher S. Murrill, Howard Weeks, Brian C. Castrucci, and Hillard S. Weinstock are with the National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Ga. Beth P. Bell is with the Division of Viral Hepatitis, National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC, Atlanta, Ga. Catherine Spruill is with the National Center for Infectious Diseases, CDC, Atlanta, Ga. Marta Gwinn is with the National Center for Environmental Health, CDC, Atlanta, Ga.

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FIGURE 1 Prevalence of HIV, antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc), and antibody to hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) among injection drug users admitted to drug treatment, by age group and city, 19931994.
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