Article
Hepatitis C virus genotype diversity among intravenous drug users in Yunnan Province, Southwestern China.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Zhang Zhihui, Yao Yufeng, Wu Wenlong, Feng Ruilin, Wu Zhongxiang, Cun Wei, Dong Shaozhong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Recently, high proportions (15.6%-98.7%) of intravenous drug users (IDUs) in China were found to be positive for hepatitis C virus (HCV). Yunnan Province is located in southwestern China and borders one of the world's most important opium-producing regions, thus it is an important drug trafficking route to other regions of China. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Here, we assessed 100 HCV-positive...
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