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Identification and genotyping of hepatitis C virus in injectable and oral drug users in New Zealand.
Australian and New Zealand journal of medicine - 1 Feb 1994
Woodfield D G, Harness M, Rix-Trott K, Tsuda F, Okamoto H, Mayumi M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus infections are known to be common in injectable drug users (IDU) both in New Zealand and overseas. Little is known of the hepatitis C genotype frequency in this population. AIMS: To confirm the high incidence of hepatitis C virus infections in IDU and compare this with the frequency in oral drug users (ODU) as well as identify the pattern of hepatitis C genotypes present. METHODS:...
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