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Prevalence and associated clinical characteristics of hepatitis B, C, and HIV infections among injecting drug users in Korea.

Journal of medical virology - 1 Apr 2013

Min Jung-Ah, Yoon Yeongsil, Lee Hyeok Jin, Choi Jihye, Kwon Min, Kim Kisang, Lee Chang-Uk, Kim Dai-Jin, Yun Haesun

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Injecting drug use is associated with an increased risk of blood-borne viral infections, such as hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV and HCV, respectively) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). However, their prevalence, virological characteristics, and associated factors are not clear among the injecting drug users in Korea. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of HBV, HCV, and HIV infection, as...

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PMID: 23364858
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23523

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