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A genetic analysis of hepatitis C virus transmission between injection drug users.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Nov 2002
Cochrane Alexandra, Searle Benjamin, Hardie Alison, Robertson Roy, Delahooke Toby, Cameron Sheila, Tedder Richard S, Dusheiko Geoff M, De Lamballerie Xavier, Simmonds Peter
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1a and 3a partial NS5B gene segment sequences obtained from 154 HCV-infected injection drug users were studied to determine the extent to which HCV transmission occurs between injection drug user communities in London, Edinburgh, Glasgow (United Kingdom), Marseilles (France), and Melbourne. Phylogenetic relationships between sequences were analyzed by conventional methods and by a...
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