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Spread of hepatitis C virus among European injection drug users infected with HIV: a phylogenetic analysis.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Jan 2004
van Asten Liselotte, Verhaest Inge, Lamzira Saida, Hernandez-Aguado Ildefonso, Zangerle Robert, Boufassa Faroudy, Rezza Giovanni, Broers Barbara, Robertson J Roy, Brettle Raymond P, McMenamin Jim, Prins Maria, Cochrane Alexandra, Simmonds Peter, Coutinho Roel A, Bruisten Sylvia
Abstract excerpt
To describe the spread of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among HCV/human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-coinfected injection drug users (IDUs), the molecular epidemiology of HCV was studied among 108 IDUs from 7 European countries. Phylogenetic analysis based on the NS5B region showed great sequence varia...
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