Article
Frequent HCV reinfection and superinfection in a cohort of injecting drug users in Amsterdam.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Oct 2009
van de Laar Thijs J W, Molenkamp Richard, van den Berg Charlotte, Schinkel Janke, Beld Marcel G H M, Prins Maria, Coutinho Roel A, Bruisten Sylvia M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: This study investigates the occurrence of HCV reinfection and superinfection among HCV seroconverters participating in the Amsterdam Cohort Studies among drug users from 1985 through 2005. METHODS: HCV seroconverters (n=59) were tested for HCV RNA at five different time points: the last visit before seroconversion (t=-1), the first visit after seroconversion (t=1), six months after (t=2) and one...
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