Hepatitis C seroconversion in methadone maintenance treatment programs in Wuhan, China
Zhou W, Wang X, Zhou S, Xie N, Liu P, Luo L, Peng J, Liu M, Desrosiers A, Schottenfeld R, Chawarski MC. Hepatitis C seroconversion in methadone maintenance treatment programs in Wuhan, China. Addiction 2015, 110: 796-802. PMID: 25529103, PMCID: PMC4598328, DOI: 10.1111/add.12836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance treatmentInjection drug useHCV seroconversionPatients HCVSeroconversion ratesDrug useOpiate positive urine testsHepatitis C virus infectionRisk behaviorsMethadone maintenance treatment patientsMethadone maintenance treatment programHepatitis C seroconversionC virus infectionUrine toxicology resultsHepatitis C virusMaintenance treatment programPotential risk factorsOpiate-dependent individualsCross-sectional surveyHCV seroprevalenceMMT clinicsMaintenance treatmentTreatment patientsC virusUrine tests