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Evidence of multiple hepatitis virus infections in autopsied materials of intravenous drug addicts.

Igiene e sanita pubblica - 1 Jan 2000

Schleicher Sabine, Schieffer Maria, Jürgens Stefan, Wehner Heinz-Dieter, Flehmig Bertram

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Injection of illicit drugs is an important risk factor for acquiring parenterally transmitted viral infections. To investigate the prevalence of viral mono- and co-infections in intravenous drug uses (IDUs) postmortem and to evaluate the risk of potential infection to personnel involved in medicolegal practice a total number of 59 known IDUs were tested during necropsy for serological markers of hepatitis B virus...

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