Characteristics of hepatitis C virus among intravenous drug users in Iceland.

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008793

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Characteristics of hepatitis C virus among intravenous drug users in Iceland.

American journal of epidemiology - 15 Mar 1996

Löve A, Sigurdsson J R, Stanzeit B, Briem H, Rikardsdottir H, Widell A

Abstract excerpt

According to antibody analysis, approximately two of every three intravenous drug users in Iceland have become infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). In this study, serum samples from 55 HCV antibody-positive intravenous drug users (39 males and 16 females) were analyzed by polymerase chain react...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Base Sequence
Female
Genotype
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C
Humans
Iceland
Male
Middle Aged
Molecular Sequence Data
Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Viral
Sex Factors
Substance Abuse, Intravenous

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