Article
Molecular analysis of hepatitis C virus infection in Bulgarian injecting drug users.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Sept 2011
Ciccozzi Massimo, Zehender Gianni, Cento Valeria, Lo Presti Alessandra, Teoharov Pavel, Pavlov Ivan, Bogdanova Violeta, Perno Carlo Federico, Ciotti Marco
Abstract excerpt
Intravenous drug users constitute a group at risk for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Today, no data are available on the molecular epidemiology of HCV in Bulgaria despite the fact that in recent years the incidence of acute hepatitis C infection among Bulgarian intravenous drug users increased sixfold and about 2/3 of them developed a chronic infection. The aim of this study was to determine the circulation...
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