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Hepatitis C virus infection among illicit drug users in an archipelago of the Amazon.

Archives of virology - 1 Mar 2018

Silva Fabricio Q, Santos Francisco J A, Andrade Andreia P, Pacheco Suzy D B, Fischer Benedikt, Pinho João Renato R, Lemos José Alexandre R, Oliveira-Filho Aldemir B

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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection causes acute and chronic liver disease and may lead to cirrhosis, liver failure or hepatocellular carcinoma. The behavior of illicit drug users (DUs) typically exposes them to risks of viral infection. In the Brazilian Amazon region, a number of studies have identified high rates of drug use among adolescents, and a high prevalence of HBV infection in DUs, disseminated by sexual...

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PMID: 29164400
DOI: 10.1007/s00705-017-3656-y

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