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Coinfection with HIV and hepatitis C virus among injection drug users in southern China.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 Jul 2005
Garten Rebecca J, Zhang Jinbing, Lai Shenghan, Liu Wei, Chen Jie, Yu Xiao-Fang
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BACKGROUND: We sought to examine coinfection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) among injection drug users (IDUs) in Guangxi, China. METHODS: A longitudinal cohort of IDUs (547 subjects) was established to study risk factors for bloodborne infections. At each visit, participants completed questionnaires defining demographic characteristics, patterns of drug use, and sexual...
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