Reinfection in a large cohort of prison inmates with sustained virological response after treatment of chronic hepatitis C in Catalonia (Spain), 2002-2016.

Background: Prisoners and other high-risk patients who show a sustained virological response (SVR) after treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) can become reinfected. We aimed to calculate the rate of HCV reinfection in a large cohort of inmates with SVR and to determine factors that predict reinfection.

Methods: We included all inmates treated for hepatitis C in Catalonia (Spain) from January 2002 to December 2016 who achieved SVR and in whom viral load was subsequently determined.

The prevalence of mental disorders in Spanish prisons.

Background: The prevalence of mental disorders among prisoners has been researched in a few countries worldwide but never previously in Spain.

Aim: Our aim was to estimate the lifetime and last month prevalence of mental disorders in a Spanish prison population.

Methods: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional, epidemiological study of 707 male prisoners.