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Volume 21, Number 5—May 2015
Research

Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus among Prisoners, Australia, 2005–2012

Neil Arvin Bretaña, Lies Boelen, Rowena Bull, Suzy Teutsch, Peter A. White, Andrew R. Lloyd, Fabio LucianiComments to Author , on behalf of the HITS-p investigators
Author affiliations: The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (N.A. Bretaña, L. Boelen, R. Bull, S. Teutsch, P.A. White, A.R. Lloyd, F. Luciani); Imperial College London, London, UK (L. Boelen)

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Table 2

Probable HCV transmission events identified by using phylogenetic analysis, spatiotemporal information, and risk behavior information, New South Wales, Australia, 2005–2012*

Cluster Transmission, participant ID no. Period of co-location Prison ID† Patient ID Est. date of infection HCV genotype ATSI Continuously in prison‡ Equipment sharing§ OST§ Heroin use§
A 315 → 117 2007 Dec 31–2008 Jan 22 AT 315 2007 Oct 30 1a No Yes Yes No No
117 2008 Feb 27 1a No No Yes No Yes
315 → 461 2008 Jun 29–Jul 11 AE 315 2007 Oct 30 1a No Yes Yes No No
2008 Sep 24–Oct 1 461 2008 Oct 6 1a No No Yes No Yes
B 304 → 357 2007 Oct 26–Nov 23 AB 304 2007 Apr 17 3a No No No No No
357 2008 Nov 11 3a No Yes Yes No Yes
C 302 → 426 2008 Dec 9–18 AP 302§ 2007 Oct 11 3a Yes No Yes No No
426 2008 Dec 21 3a Yes No Yes Yes No

*All prisoners were injection drug users during the period of co-location. ATSI, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent; est., estimated; HCV, hepatitis C virus; ID, identification; OST, opioid substitution therapy.
†Prisons are identified by codes for de-identification purposes.
‡Continuously in prison 6 mo before estimated date of infection.
§Female patient. All others were male.

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1Additional HITS-p investigators are listed at the end of this article.

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