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Characteristics of chronic hepatitis C among intravenous drug users: a comparative analysis.

Bosnian journal of basic medical sciences - 1 May 2010

Jovanović Maja, Jovanović Branislav, Potić Milena, Konstantinović Ljiljana, Vrbić Miodrag, Radovanović-Dinić Biljana, Kostić Velimir

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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) usually evades the host's immune system and persists as a chronic infection. Intravenous drug users (IVDU) represent the majority of patients infected with HCV. Combined therapy of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) with peginterferon alpha-2a and ribavirin can be successful even when patients continue the intravenous drug use. In this study, we compared the characteristics of age, gender,...

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PMID: 20507297
DOI: 10.17305/bjbms.2010.2715
PMCID: PMC5509402

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