Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C in a State Correctional Facility
Authors: Scott Allen, Anne Spaulding, Josiah D. Rich
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2004)

Letters20 January 2004Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C in a State Correctional FacilityScott Allen, MD, Anne Spaulding, MD, and Josiah D. Rich, MD, MPHScott Allen, MDFrom Rhode Island Department of Corrections, Cranston, RI 02920; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333; and Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI 02906.Search for more papers by this author, Anne Spaulding, MDFrom Rhode Island Department of Corrections, Cranston, RI 02920; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333; and Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI 02906.Search for more papers by this author, and Josiah D. Rich, MD, MPHFrom Rhode Island Department of Corrections, Cranston, RI 02920; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333; and Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI 02906.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-140-2-200401200-00032 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:We published our experience with the treatment of incarcerated persons with hepatitis C in part to highlight the fact that such a large proportion of Americans with hepatitis C pass through a correctional facility each year. Since submission of our report, Hammett and colleagues (1) published a detailed explanation of how they calculated that one third of all Americans with hepatitis C are among the 7.75 million individuals who are released from correctional facilities annually. Others (2) have reaffirmed this estimate. The problems associated with the management of hepatitis C in prisons are daunting, and as a result ...References1. Hammett TM, Harmon MP, Rhodes W. The burden of infectious disease among inmates of and releasees from US correctional facilities, 1997. Am J Public Health. 2002;92:1789-94. [PMID: 12406810] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Prevention and control of infections with hepatitis viruses in correctional settings. MMWR Recommendations and Reports. 2003; 52(RR-1):1-33. Google Scholar3. Allen SA. Developing a Systematic Approach to Hepatitis C for Correctional Systems: Controversies and Emerging Consensus. HEPP Report: Infectious Diseases in Prison. Accessed at www.hivcorrections.org/archives/april03/mainarticle.html on 21 April 2003. Google Scholar4. Sterling RK, Gill R, Hegab A, Luketic B, Sanyal A, Contos MJ, et al . Treating hepatitis C virus in the prison system [Abstract]. Hepatology. 2001;34:418A. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Scott Allen, MD; Anne Spaulding, MD; Josiah D. Rich, MD, MPHAffiliations: From Rhode Island Department of Corrections, Cranston, RI 02920; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333; and Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI 02906. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoTreatment of Chronic Hepatitis C in a State Correctional Facility Scott A. Allen , Anne C. Spaulding , Albert M. Osei , Lynn E. Taylor , Asya M. Cabral , and Josiah D. Rich Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C in a State Correctional Facility David Bernstein Metrics 20 January 2004Volume 140, Issue 2Page: 151KeywordsCase seriesChronic hepatitis CClinical trialsHepatitis CIntent to treat analysisPatients ePublished: 20 January 2004 Issue Published: 20 January 2004 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2004 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...