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Prevalence and determinants of anti-HCV seropositivity and of HCV genotype among intravenous drug users in Berlin.
Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 1995
Stark K, Schreier E, Müller R, Wirth D, Driesel G, Bienzle U
Abstract excerpt
A cross-sectional study was carried out to identify risk factors for seropositivity for antibodies against hepatitis C virus (HCV) and to assess to the distribution and determinants of HCV genotypes among intravenous drug users (IVDUs). The study population consisted of 405 IVDUs. Serum specimens were tested for seromarkers for HCV, for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), for hepatitis B virus (HBV) and for...
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