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HCV infection among cocaine users in the state of Pará, Brazilian Amazon.

Archives of virology - 1 Jul 2013

Oliveira-Filho Aldemir B, Sawada Leila, Pinto Laine C, Locks Daiane, Bahia Santana L, Brasil-Costa I, Lemos José Alexandre R

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In this study, the prevalence, genotype frequency, and risk factors for HCV infection in 384 cocaine users were determined. One hundred twenty-four (32.3 %) cocaine users had anti-HCV antibodies and 120 (31.3 %) had HCV-RNA. Genotyping results indicated the predominance of genotypes 1 (73.3 %) and 3 (26.7 %). Multivariate analysis showed an association of HCV infection with tattoos, shared use of paraphernalia,...

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PMID: 23408127
DOI: 10.1007/s00705-013-1627-5

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