Journal article
Incidence of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Higher among People Notified with Markers of Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Population-based Surveillance in Victoria, Australia, 2001-2017
KB Gibney, J MacLachlan, R Coutts, N Higgins, J Strachan
Clinical Infectious Diseases | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC | Published : 2021
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1110
Abstract
Background: Worse outcomes from invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) have been reported among those coinfected with hepatitis C. We aimed to establish if IPD notification rates are higher among people notified with markers of hepatitis C virus infection than the general population. Methods: IPD cases notified in Victoria, Australia, from July 2001-December 2017 were linked with hepatitis C cases (diagnosed by serology or PCR testing) notified from January 1991-December 2017. IPD incidence was calculated using population data and the estimated number of Victorians with hepatitis C. Results: From July 2001-December 2017, 6407 IPD cases were notified. Hepatitis C infection was notified in 342 (5..
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Funding Acknowledgements
K. B. G. receives funding via an National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) early career fellowship (APP1120816) and an Royal Australasian College of Physicians-GlaxoSmithKline (RACPGSK) research establishment fellowship.