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Trends in HCV prevalence, risk factors and distribution of viral genotypes in injecting drug users: findings from two cross-sectional studies.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Jul 2009
Oliveira M L A, Yoshida C F T, Telles P R, Hacker M A, Oliveira S A N, Miguel J C, do O K M R, Bastos F I
Abstract excerpt
In the last decade, a declining prevalence of HCV infection has been described in injecting drug users (IDUs) in different countries. This study is the first to assess temporal trends in drug-injecting patterns, HCV infection rates and viral genotype distribution in 770 Brazilian IDUs, recruited by two cross-sectional studies (1994-1997 and 1999-2001). A substantial decline in the prevalence of HCV infection was...
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