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Hepatitis C virus transmission dynamics in injection drug users.

Substance use & misuse - 1 Apr 1998

Hagan H

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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) presents several challenges to the development of prevention programs. HCV infection is persistent in up to 80% of cases, and viremic individuals may transmit infection to others. With 65-90% of injection drug users anti-HCV positive, a large reservoir of infection exists...

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PMID: 9596383
DOI: 10.3109/10826089809062214

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