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Consecutive infections and clearances of different hepatitis C virus genotypes in an injecting drug user.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Apr 2008
Aitken Campbell Kynoch, Tracy Samantha Lilly, Revill Peter, Bharadwaj Mandvi, Bowden David Scott, Winter Rebecca Jane, Hellard Margaret Elena
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide, and is highly prevalent among injecting drug users (IDUs). Whether initial HCV infection and clearance provides protection from reinfection has not been established, but is an important question for vaccine development. OBJECTIVE: To elucidate an unusual history of HCV infection and clearance in an IDU. STUDY DESIGN: The...
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