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Hepatitis C virus infections among clients attending an HIV testing and counseling center in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Feb 2018
Rahman Mustafizur, Hossain Mohammad Enayet, Afrad Mokibul Hassan, Hasan Rashedul, Rahman Mahfuza, Sarker Md Safiullah, Azim Tasnim
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and genotypes among 965 individuals attending an HIV testing and counseling unit in Dhaka Bangladesh during Jan-Dec 2011 was determined. Anti-HCV antibody was detected in 4.4% individuals; the highest rate 37.8% was in people who inject drugs (PWID) followed by that in the general population (1.3%) and less than 1% in other populations. HCV RNA was detected in 2.7%. The...
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