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[Current situation and trends in the hepatitis C virus genotype distribution among injecting drug users in the Czech Republic].
Epidemiologie, mikrobiologie, imunologie : casopis Spolecnosti pro epidemiologii a mikrobiologii Ceske lekarske spolecnosti J.E. Purkyne - 1 Apr 2009
Krekulová L, Rehák V, Strunecký O, Nēmecek V
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STUDY OBJECTIVES: To map the current distribution of hepatitis C virus genotypes among injecting drug users (IDUs) in the Czech Republic and to compare the results with the previously reported data. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Of 766 injecting drug users (IDUs) tested in the Remedis hepatology centre, Prague, in 2005 - 2007, 459 (60%) were anti-HCV positive, with viral replication detected by PCR in 326 (71%) of...
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