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Distribution of hepatitis C virus genotypes among injecting drug users in Lebanon.

Virology journal - 13 May 2010

Mahfoud Ziyad, Kassak Kassem, Kreidieh Khalil, Shamra Sarah, Ramia Sami

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BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of anti-HCV among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Lebanon, to establish the current prevalence of HCV genotypes in this population and to determine whether demographic characteristics and behavioral variables differ between participa...

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PMID: 20465784
DOI: 10.1186/1743-422X-7-96
PMCID: PMC2885342

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