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Hepatitis C genotype distribution and homology among geographically disparate injecting drug users in Afghanistan.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jul 2013
Sanders-Buell Eric, Rutvisuttinunt Wiriya, Todd Catherine S, Nasir Abdul, Bradfield Andrea, Lei Esther, Poltavee Kultida, Savadsuk Hathairat, Kim Jerome H, Scott Paul T, de Souza Mark, Tovanabutra Sodsai
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence is high among injecting drug users in Afghanistan, but transmission dynamics are poorly understood. Samples from HCV-infected injecting drug users were sequenced to determine circulating genotypes and potential transmission linkages. Serum samples were obtained...
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